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* [[France 1807-A 1/4 franc|1807-A ¼ franc]]
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* [[France 1807-A 1/2 franc|1807-A ½ franc]]
* [[France 1807-U 5 francs|1807-U 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1807-A franc|1807-A franc, bare head]]
* [[France 1808-BB 5 centimes|1808-BB 5 centimes]]
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* [[France 1807-A franc KM-682.1|1807-A franc, laureate head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 2 francs|1807-A 2 francs, bare head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 2 francs KM-684.1|1807-A 2 francs, laureate head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 5 francs Dav-83|1807-A 5 francs, bare head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 5 francs Dav-84|1807-A 5 francs, laureate head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 20 francs|1807-A 20 francs, bare head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 20 francs Fr-499|1807-A 20 francs, laureate head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 40 francs Fr-481|1807-A 40 francs, bare head]]
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* [[France 1807-A 40 francs Fr-493|1807-A 40 francs, laureate head]]
 
* [[France 1808-A 10 centimes|1808-A billon 10 centimes]]
 
* [[France 1808-A 10 centimes|1808-A billon 10 centimes]]
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* [[France 1808-I 10 centimes|1808-I billon 10 centimes]]
 
* [[France 1808-M 10 centimes|1808-M billon 10 centimes]]
 
* [[France 1808-M 10 centimes|1808-M billon 10 centimes]]
 
* [[France 1808-W 10 centimes|1808-W billon 10 centimes]]
 
* [[France 1808-W 10 centimes|1808-W billon 10 centimes]]
 
* [[France 1808-A 1/4 franc|1808-A ¼ franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-A 1/4 franc|1808-A ¼ franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-I 1/4 franc|1808-I ¼ franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-I 1/4 franc|1808-I ¼ franc]]
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* [[France 1808-L 1/4 franc|1808-L ¼ franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-A 1/2 franc|1808-A ½ franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-A 1/2 franc|1808-A ½ franc]]
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* [[France 1808-B 1/2 franc|1808-B ½ franc]]
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* [[France 1808-BB 1/2 franc|1808-BB ½ franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-D 1/2 franc|1808-D ½ franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-D 1/2 franc|1808-D ½ franc]]
 
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* [[France 1808-I 1/2 franc|1808-I ½ franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-K 1/2 franc|1808-K ½ franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-K 1/2 franc|1808-K ½ franc]]
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* [[France 1808-Q 1/2 franc|1808-Q ½ franc]]
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* [[France 1808-U 1/2 franc|1808-U ½ franc]]
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* [[France 1808-W 1/2 franc|1808-W ½ franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-A franc|1808-A franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-A franc|1808-A franc]]
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* [[France 1808-BB franc|1808-BB franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-BB franc|1808-BB franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-D franc|1808-D franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-D franc|1808-D franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-H franc|1808-H franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-H franc|1808-H franc]]
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* [[France 1808-M franc|1808-M franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-T franc|1808-T franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-T franc|1808-T franc]]
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* [[France 1808-U franc|1808-U franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-W franc|1808-W franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-W franc|1808-W franc]]
 
* [[France 1808-A 2 francs|1808-A 2 francs]]
 
* [[France 1808-A 2 francs|1808-A 2 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-L 2 francs|1808-L 2 francs]]
 
* [[France 1808-L 2 francs|1808-L 2 francs]]
 
* [[France 1808-M 2 francs|1808-M 2 francs]]
 
* [[France 1808-M 2 francs|1808-M 2 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-W 2 francs|1808-W 2 francs]]
 
* [[France 1808-W 2 francs|1808-W 2 francs]]
 
* [[France 1808-B 5 francs|1808-B 5 francs]]
 
* [[France 1808-B 5 francs|1808-B 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-BB 5 francs|1808-BB 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-H 5 francs|1808-H 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-K 5 francs|1808-K 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-L 5 francs|1808-L 5 francs]]
 
* [[France 1808-M 5 francs|1808-M 5 francs]]
 
* [[France 1808-M 5 francs|1808-M 5 francs]]
* [[France 1808-A 20 francs|1808-A 20 francs d'or]]
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* [[France 1808-MA 5 francs|1808-MA 5 francs]]
* [[France 1808-M 20 francs|1808-M 20 francs d'or]]
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* [[France 1808-Q 5 francs|1808-Q 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-U 5 francs|1808-U 5 francs]]
* [[France 1808-W 20 francs|1808-W 20 francs d'or]]
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* [[France 1808-W 5 francs|1808-W 5 francs]]
* [[France 1808-A 40 francs|1808-A 40 francs d'or]]
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* [[France 1808-A 20 francs|1808-A 20 francs]]
* [[France 1808-H 40 francs|1808-H 40 francs d'or]]
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* [[France 1808-M 20 francs|1808-M 20 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-W 20 francs|1808-W 20 francs]]
* [[France 1811-A 5 francs|1811-A 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-A 40 francs|1808-A 40 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-H 40 francs|1808-H 40 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-M 40 francs|1808-M 40 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-U 40 francs|1808-U 40 francs]]
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* [[France 1808-W 40 francs|1808-W 40 francs]]
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* [[France 1809-D 5 francs|1809-D 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1809-L 5 francs|1809-L 5 francs]]
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* [[France 1809-MA 5 francs|1809-MA 5 francs]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1808]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1808]]
  
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 119]]
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 119]]

Latest revision as of 07:26, 15 October 2025

Jean Elsen sale 119, lot 1412
France 1808A 5 francs rev JElsen 119-1412.jpg

This specimen was lot 1412 in Jean Elsen sale 119 (Brussels, December 2013), where it sold for €280 (about US$453 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[3] noted,

"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AR 5 francs, 1808 A, Paris. Très Beau. (France, Napoleon I, 1804-14, silver five francs of 1808, Paris mint, very fine.)"

Shown is a Napoleonic five francs struck at the Rouen mint (mint mark "B") in 1807. It is a rather scarce date. The various designs of Napoleonic five francs form eight distinct types of which this is the sixth, struck 1807-08 with a complete set of this type comprising fifteen date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. This date is the commonest date.

Specification: 37 mm diameter, 25 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Recorded Mintage: 6,480,446[1], 6,462,000[2].

Catalog reference: F.306/2, KM 686.1, Gad-583, Dav-84.

Source:

  • [2]Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [3]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 119, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2013.

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