France 1815-K 20 francs

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 1050

This specimen was lot 1050 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €200 (about US$249 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Louis XVIII, première restauration (1814-1815), AV 20 francs, 1815 K, Bordeaux. presque Très Beau. (France, Louis XVIII, first restoration (1814-15), gold twenty francs of 1815, Bordeaux mint, about very fine.)"

This is a scarce date of a type struck 1814-15 for the first restoration of Louis XVIII. An 1815/4 overdate exists for this issue.

Recorded mintage: 34,406[2], a better date.

Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier.

Catalog reference: Fr-527; KM-706.2; Gad-1026, F.517/12.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.

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