France 1813-Q 20 francs

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Sincona sale 46, lot 392

This specimen was lot 392 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, I. Kaiserreich. Napoleon I. 1804-1815. 20 Francs 1813 Q, Perpignan. Sehr schön. (France, First Empire, Napoleon I, 1804-15, twenty francs of 1813, Perpignan mint. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1809-14 with 14.2 million from all mints, making it the most common French gold coin prior to the 1850's. After the year 14, the revolutionary calendar was dropped in favor of the traditional Gregorian calendar. The twenty francs of Napoleon are divided into seven types, of which this is the last. It was demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate during World War One. A complete set of this type comprises 45 date and mintmark combinations. This date is priced about 3½ times the common date (1811-A or 1812-A).

Reported Mintage: 13,033.

Specification: 21 mm diameter, 6.45 grams, 0.900 fine gold, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Jean-Pierre Droz (1746-1823) and Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819); this specimen 6.41 g.

Catalog reference: KM 695.6, Gadoury 1025, Fr-518, F.516/7.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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