France 1824-A 20 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue, from the Paris mint, is one of a type struck during the reign of Louis XVIII from seven mints. 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 20 francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate in France during World War I.

Specification: 21 mm diameter, 6.45 grams, 0.900 fine gold, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by August François Michaud, 1786-1879.

Mintage: 1,507,684 (fourth most common date)^[1].

Catalog reference: F.519/31, KM 712.1.

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.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Links to:

• 1824-A ¼ franc
• 1824-B ¼ franc
• 1824-L ¼ franc
• 1824-M ¼ franc
• 1824-A ½ franc
• 1824-I ½ franc
• 1824-W ½ franc
• 1824-A franc
• 1824-W franc
• 1824-A 2 francs
• 1824-D 2 francs
• 1824-I 2 francs
• 1824-Q 2 francs
• 1824-W 2 francs
• 1824-A 5 francs, Louis XVIII
• 1824-A 5 francs, Charles X
• 1824-D 5 francs
• 1824-K 5 francs, Louis XVIII
• 1824-L 5 francs, Louis XVIII
• 1824-M 5 francs
• 1824-MA 5 francs
• 1824-W 5 francs, Louis XVIII
• 1824-MA 20 francs
• 1824-W 20 francs
• 1824-A 40 francs, Louis XVIII
• 1824-A 40 francs, Charles X
• 1825-A 20 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1824