France AN13-U franc
This quarter-sized coin was struck at Paris under the régime of Napoleon as emperor of France. The type was struck AN12-14 only and is rather scarce. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog[1] notes 39 dates for the type, most very rare. Year 12 (1803-04) represents the first year all the silver and gold denominations appeared. Silver half, one and five francs and gold twenty and forty francs had appeared previously but year 12 saw the introduction of the silver quarter and two francs. This specimen was lot 2365 in Sincona sale 80 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,397 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted, "FRANCE, I. Kaiserreich. Napoleon I. 1804-1815. 1 Franc AN 13 (1804-1805) U, Torino. Very rare. Very fine. Slightly cleaned."
Recorded mintage: 15,126[1], a rare date.
Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, decorated edge. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819. This specimen is 4.92 g.
Catalog reference: F.201/27, Gadoury 443, Mont. 48 (R3); KM 656.14.
- [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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