View source for France 1815-W 20 francs Fr-528

[[Image:France J124-1055.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 124, lot 1055]]

This specimen was lot 1055 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €260 (about US$324 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Louis XVIII, première restauration (1814-1815), AV 20 francs, 1815 W, Lille. Griffe. presque Très Beau.'' ([[France]], Louis XVIII, first restoration (1814-15), gold twenty francs of 1815, Lille mint. Scratch, almost very fine.)"</blockquote> This is a slightly better date of a type struck 1814-15 for the first restoration of Louis XVIII.

''Recorded mintage:'' 134,556.

''Specification:'' 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-528; KM-706.6; Gad-1026, F.517/18. 

''[[Bibliography|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
* 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.
* Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies.'' Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 124,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[France 1814-W 5 francs Dav-86|1814-W 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1814-W 20 francs Fr-512|1814-W 20 francs, Napoleon]]
* [[France 1814-W 20 francs Fr-528|1814-W 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-BB decime KM-701|1815-BB décime, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-A 2 francs|1815-A 2 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815 5 francs KM-Pn29|1815 pattern 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-A 5 francs Dav-86|1815-A 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-BB 5 francs Dav-86|1815-BB 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-I 5 francs Dav-86|1815-I 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-K 5 francs Dav-86|1815-K 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-L 5 francs Dav-86|1815-L 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-M 5 francs Dav-86|1815-M 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-Q 5 francs Dav-86|1815-Q 5 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-A 5 francs Dav-85|1815-A 5 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815-B 5 francs Dav-85|1815-B 5 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815-BB 5 francs Dav-85|1815-BB 5 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815-I 5 francs Dav-85|1815-I 5 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815-L 5 francs Dav-85|1815-L 5 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815-M 5 francs Dav-85|1815-M 5 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815-Q 5 francs Dav-85|1815-Q 5 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815-W 5 francs Dav-85|1815-W 5 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815-A 20 francs Fr-525|1815-A 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-B 20 francs|1815-B 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-K 20 francs|1815-K 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-L 20 francs Fr-526|1815-L 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-Q 20 francs|1815-Q 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-R 20 francs|1815-R 20 francs, Louis XVIII]]
* [[France 1815-A 20 francs Fr-522|1815-A 20 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815-L 20 francs Fr-523|1815-L 20 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1815-W 20 francs Fr-524|1815-W 20 francs, "Hundred Days"]]
* [[France 1816-A 20 francs|1816-A 20 francs]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1815]]

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