France 1818-L 20 francs
This specimen was lot 2261 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted,
"20 Francs 1818. Bayonne Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, twenty francs of 1818, Bayonne mint, very fine or better.)"
Paris mint issues are reasonably common but the branch mint issues are generally rare. A complete set of this type (1816-24) comprises 34 date and mintmark combinations. Le Franc[1] estimates a total mintage of 12.7 million for the whole type. All gold twenty francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate in France during World War I.
Recorded mintage: 5,328 (a scarce date).
Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FEC REGEM, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, this specimen 6.41 g.
Catalog reference: Gadoury 1028. Schl. 146. Fr-541, F.519/11.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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