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Revision as of 19:47, 21 January 2024
This specimen was lot 1427 in Sincona sale 66 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$527 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE | Kingdom | misc. Louis XVIII. 1814-1824. 20 Francs 1816 Q, Perpignan. Gadoury 1028. Fr-540. Selten. Nur 8'244 Exemplare geprägt. Gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, 1814-24, twenty francs of 1816, Perpignan mint. Rare. Only 8,244 pieces struck, Good very fine.)"
This issue is one of a type struck during the reign of Louis XVIII from seven mints. This date is rare. A complete set of this type (1816-24) comprises 34 date and mintmark combinations. Le Franc[2] estimates a total mintage of 12.7 million for the whole type. All gold twenty francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate during World War I.
Recorded mintage: 8,172[2].
Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, Designed by August François Michaud, 1786-1879, this specimen 6.41 g.
Catalog reference: F.519/3, Gad-1028; Fr-540, KM 712.7.
- 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.
- [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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- 1815-B 20 francs
- 1815-A 20 francs, Louis XVIII
- 1815-K 20 francs, Louis XVIII
- 1815-A 20 francs, "Hundred Days"
- 1815-L 20 francs, "Hundred Days"
- 1815-L 20 francs, Louis XVIII
- 1815-Q 20 francs, Louis XVIII
- 1815-W 20 francs, Louis XVIII
- 1816-A franc
- 1816-W franc
- 1816-A 5 francs
- 1816-B 5 francs
- 1816-W 5 francs
- 1816-A 20 francs
- 1816-A 40 francs
- 1816-B 40 francs
- 1816-L 40 francs
- 1816-Q 40 francs
- 1816-Q 40 francs
- 1817-Q 20 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1816