Difference between revisions of "France 1835-B 20 francs"
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''Recorded mintage'': 25,878<sup>[2]</sup> (a scarce date). | ''Recorded mintage'': 25,878<sup>[2]</sup> (a scarce date). | ||
| − | ''Specification'': 6.45 g, .900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Joseph-François Domard, this specimen 6.39 g. | + | ''Specification'': 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Joseph-François Domard, this specimen 6.39 g. |
''Catalog reference'': Gadoury 1031. Schl. 249. Fr-564, F.527/12. | ''Catalog reference'': Gadoury 1031. Schl. 249. Fr-564, F.527/12. | ||
Revision as of 21:26, 25 September 2023
This specimen was lot 2275 in Sincona sale 18 (Zurich, May 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"20 Francs 1835. Rouen Sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis Philippe, twenty francs of 1835, Rouen mint, very fine.)"
All gold twenty francs were officially recalled in 1928 but effectively ceased to circulate in France during World War I. This type superseded the Tiolier head used 1830-31 (F.524 and F.525).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.
Recorded mintage: 25,878[2] (a scarce date).
Specification: 6.45 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Joseph-François Domard, this specimen 6.39 g.
Catalog reference: Gadoury 1031. Schl. 249. Fr-564, F.527/12.
- 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.
- [2]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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