France 1815-L 20 francs Fr-526

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Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 1051

This specimen was lot 1051 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €220 (about US$274 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Louis XVIII, première restauration (1814-1815), AV 20 francs, 1815 L, Bayonne. Fleur horizontale. Très Beau. (France, Louis XVIII, first restoration (1814-15), gold twenty francs of 1815, Bayonne mint, horizontal flower, 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 but is awarded no premium.

Recorded mintage: 54,444[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-526; KM-706.3; Gad-1026, F.517/14.

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.
  • 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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