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Latest revision as of 10:47, 30 September 2025

from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1811MA demi franc rev DSLR.jpg

This type was struck in France at numerous mints 1809-14 and a complete set comprises 64 dates and mintmarks. This date, from the Marseille mint, is scarce in any grade. The mintmark is known with and without the left leg of the "M"; the "without leg" variety shown here is slightly more common.

Recorded mintage: 68,874.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, plain edge, 18 mm diameter, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).

Catalog reference: KM 691.3; F.178/23.

Source:

  • 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.

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