France 1825-A 20 francs
This issue, from the Paris mint, is one of a type struck during the reign of Charles X from four mints. The first specimen was lot 20903 in Heritage sale 3010 (Boston, August 2010), where it sold for $1,380. The catalog description[2] noted, "Charles X gold 20 Francs 1825A, MS64 NGC, full original mint bloom, surprisingly scarce type in this select quality." Paris mint issues are reasonably common but the branch mint issues are all rare. A complete set of this type (1825-30) comprises 17 date and mintmark combinations. Le Franc[1] estimates a total mintage of 1.69 million for the whole type, compared to the preceding Louis XVIII 20 francs (1816-24), which number about 12.7 million. All gold twenty 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.
Recorded Mintage: 663,764 (many may have been struck from 1824-A dies)[1].
Catalog reference: Gad-1029, Fr-549, F.520/1, KM 726.1.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [2]Tucker, Warren, Scott Cordry and John Kraljevich, Heritage Sale 3010: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2010.
Links to:
- 1824-A 20 francs
- 1825-A franc
- 1825-H franc
- France 1825-A 5 francs
- 1825-B 5 francs
- 1825-BB 5 francs
- 1825-H 5 francs
- 1825-I 5 francs
- 1825 5 francs, visit of the prince of Salerno and the duchess of Berry to the Paris mint
- 1825-W 20 francs
- 1826-A 20 francs
- 1826-Q 20 francs
- 1826-W 20 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1825