View source for France 1807-A 5 francs Dav-84

[[Image:France S26-03113.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 26, lot 3113]]

This specimen was lot 3113 in Sincona sale 26 (Zurich, October 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''France, I. Kaiserreich. Napoleon I. 1804-1815 5 Francs 1807. A, Paris. Selten. Sehr schön.'' (France, first Empire, Napoleon I, 1804-15, five francs of 1807, Paris mint. Scarce, very fine.)"</blockquote> Shown is a Napoleonic five francs struck at the Paris mint (mint mark "A") in 1807. It is a rare date of a somewhat scarce type. Other 1807-A five francs are known without a laurel wreath on the emperor's head. The various designs of Napoleonic five francs form eight distinct types of which this is the fifth, struck 1807-08 with a complete set of this type comprising 15 date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. It was officially withdrawn from circulation in 1928 and demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate in [[France]] after World War One. 

''Specification:'' 37 mm diameter, 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Nicholas Brenet, 1770-1846, and Jean-Pierre Droz, 1746-1823; this specimen 24.68 g. 
 
''Recorded Mintage:'' 41,324<sup>[2]</sup>.

''Catalog reference:'' Gadoury 583, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-84]]; F.306/1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
* <sup>[2]</sup>Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt,  ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.''  Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015. 

''Links to:''
* [[France AN14-L 5 francs|AN14-L 5 francs]]
* [[France 1806-BB 5 francs|1806-BB 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-A 1/2 franc|1807-A ½ franc]]
* [[France 1807/6-K 1/4 franc|1807/6-K ¼ franc]]
* [[France 1807-Q 1/2 franc|1807-Q ½ franc]]
* [[France 1807-A franc|1807-A franc]]
* [[France 1807-W franc|1807-W franc]]
* [[France 1807-A 2 francs|1807-A 2 francs, bare head]]
* [[France 1807-A 2 francs KM-684.1|1807-A 2 francs, laureate head]]
* [[France 1807-I 2 francs|1807-I 2 francs]]
* [[France 1807-W 2 francs|1807-W 2 francs]]
* [[France 1807-A 5 francs Dav-83|1807-A 5 francs, bare head]]
* [[France 1807-B 5 francs|1807-B 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-BB 5 francs|1807-BB 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-D 5 francs|1807-D 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-L 5 francs|1807-L 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-Q 5 francs|1807-Q 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-T 5 francs|1807-T 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-U 5 francs|1807-U 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-W 5 francs|1807-W 5 francs]]
* [[France 1807-A 20 francs|1807-A 20 francs, bare head]]
* [[France 1807-A 20 francs Fr-499|1807-A 20 francs, laureate head]]
* [[France 1807-M 20 francs|1807-M 20 francs]]
* [[France 1807-U 20 francs|1807-U 20 francs]]
* [[France 1807-W 20 francs|1807-W 20 francs]]
* [[France 1807-A 40 francs Fr-481|1807-A 40 francs, bare head]]
* [[France 1807-A 40 francs Fr-493|1807-A 40 francs, laureate head]]
* [[France 1807-I 40 francs|1807-I 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1807-M 40 Francs|1807-M 40 francs d'or]]
* [[France 1807-U 40 francs|1807-U 40 francs]]
* [[France 1808-A 5 francs|1808-A 5 francs]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1807]]

[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 24, 25, 26, 27]]