France 1807-A 20 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue, from the Paris mint, is the only common date of a type struck one year only. After the year 14, the revolutionary calendar was dropped in favor of the traditional Gregorian calendar. The twenty francs of Napoleon are divided into seven types, of which this is the fifth. Soon after, a laurel wreath was added to the emperor's bust (F.515), this type is also known for 1807. It was demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate during World War One. A complete set of this type comprises four date and mintmark combinations. The entire production run totaled about 594,000 pieces.

Specification: 21 mm diameter, 6.45 grams, 0.900 fine gold, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Jean-Pierre Droz (1746-1823) and Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).

Mintage: 581,382^[1].

Catalog reference: F.514/1, KM A687.1.

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.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Links to:

• 1806-A 20 francs
• 1807-A ¼ franc
• 1807/6-K ¼ franc
• 1807-A ½ franc
• 1807-A 2 francs
• 1807-W 2 francs
• 1806-BB 5 francs
• 1806-M 40 francs
• 1806-U 40 francs d'or
• 1807-Q ½ franc
• 1807-A franc
• 1807-U 5 francs
• 1807-A 20 francs, laureate head
• 1807-M 20 francs
• 1807-U 20 francs
• 1807-W 20 francs
• 1807-A 40 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 40 francs, laureate head
• 1807-A 40 francs, bare head
• 1807-A 40 francs, laureate head
• 1807-I 40 francs d'or
• 1807-M 40 francs d'or
• 1807-U 40 francs d'or
• 1807-W 40 francs d'or
• 1808-Q 20 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1807