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Revision as of 17:38, 27 January 2025
This specimen was lot 881 in Jean Elsen sale 123 (Brussels, December 2014), where it sold for €440 (about US$639 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Napoléon Ier (1804-1814), AV 20 francs, 1812 L, Bayonne. Gad-1025. Rare. Petits coups. Très Beau à Superbe. (France, Napoleon I (1804-14) gold twenty francs of 1812, Bayonne mint. Rare, small cuts, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1809-14 with 14.2 million from all mints, making it the most common French gold coin prior to the 1850's. 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 last. It was demonetized in 2005 but ceased to circulate during World War One. A complete set of this type comprises 45 date and mintmark combinations.
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).
Recorded Mintage: 17,957[1]. A very scarce date.
Catalog reference: Gad-1025; Fr-514, F.516/24, KM 695.5.
- [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.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 123, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2014.
Links to:
- 1811-U 20 francs
- 1812-A ½ franc
- 1812-MA ½ franc
- 1812-flag ½ franc
- 1812-W demi-franc
- 1812-A franc
- 1812-B franc
- 1812-BB franc
- 1812-D franc
- 1812-I franc
- 1812-R franc
- 1812-W franc
- 1812-flag franc
- 1812-A 2 francs
- 1812-BB 2 francs
- 1812-H 2 francs
- 1812-L 2 francs
- 1812-MA 2 francs
- 1812-W 2 francs
- 1812-flag 2 francs
- 1812-A 5 francs
- 1812-B 5 francs
- 1812-D 5 francs
- 1812-H 5 francs
- 1812-L 5 francs
- 1812-M 5 francs
- 1812-MA 5 francs
- 1812-R 5 francs
- 1812-U 5 francs
- 1812-W 5 francs
- 1812-flag 5 francs
- 1812-A 20 francs d'or
- 1812-K 20 francs d'or
- 1812-M 20 francs d'or
- 1812-Q 20 francs
- 1812-R 20 francs d'or
- 1812-U 20 francs d'or
- 1812-A 40 francs d'or
- 1812-W 40 francs d'or
- 1813-R 20 francs
- Coins and currency dated 1812