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* Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies,'' Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014. | * Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, ''Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies,'' Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014. | ||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
Revision as of 18:27, 20 June 2021
This specimen was lot 966 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,471 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848), AV 20 francs, 1832 B, Rouen. Rare. Petit coup au revers. Excellent exemplaire aux champs brillants. Superbe à Fleur de Coin. (kingdom of France, Louis Philippe (1830-48), gold twenty francs of 1832, Rouen mint. Rare, small nick on the reverse, handsome example with brilliant fields, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type, struck 1832-48, was recalled in 1928 and demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate in France during World War One. It superseded the Tiolier head used 1830-31 (F.524 and F.525). Branch mint issues include Rouen (mintmark "B"), Lille (mintmark "W") and Bayonne (mintmark "L"). Records show 773,000 forty franc pieces were minted during the reign, compared to 9.13 million twenty franc pieces and 335 million silver five franc pieces. This date is scarce.
Recorded mintage: 14,946.
Specification: 6.45 g, .900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Joseph François Domard (1792-1858).
Catalog reference: Gad-1031; Fr-560, F.527/2, KM 750.2.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
- 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.
- 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.
Link to:
- 1831-W 20 francs
- 1831-T 20 francs
- 1831-A 20 francs
- 1832-A ¼ franc
- 1832-T ¼ franc
- 1832-A ½ franc
- 1832-T ½ franc
- 1832-A franc
- 1832-D franc
- 1832-K franc
- 1832-T franc
- 1832-W franc
- 1832-A 2 francs
- 1832-B 2 francs
- 1832-H 2 francs
- 1832-T 2 francs
- 1832-A 5 francs
- 1832-D 5 francs
- 1832-W 5 francs
- 1832-A 40 francs
- 1832-B 40 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1832