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Revision as of 10:47, 30 September 2025
This specimen was lot 2248 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 200 (about US$264 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"5 Francs 1811. Marseille Vorzüglich. (empire of France, Napoleon I, five francs of 1811, Marseille mint, extremely fine.)"
Over 126,000,000 were struck of this type 1809-14, with a complete set comprising 86 date-mintmark combinations. This issue from Marseille is neither common nor rare.
Recorded mintage: 669,945 (a better date but not rare).
Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE, designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, this specimen 24.99 g.
Catalog reference: Gad-584; Dav-85, F.307/36, KM 694.10.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
- 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.
- George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
Link to:
- 1810-B 5 francs
- 1810-K 5 francs
- 1811-A ½ franc
- 1811-B ½ franc
- 1811-BB ½ franc
- 1811-L ½ franc
- 1811-MA ½ franc
- 1811-U ½ franc
- 1811-A franc
- 1811-D franc
- 1811-H franc
- 1811-I franc
- 1811-L franc
- 1811-T franc
- 1811-A 2 francs
- 1811-B 2 francs
- 1811-L 2 francs
- 1811-M 2 francs
- 1811-MA 2 francs
- 1811-Q 2 francs
- 1811-W 2 francs
- 1811-A 5 francs
- 1811-B 5 francs
- 1811-BB 5 francs
- 1811-D 5 francs
- 1811-I 5 francs
- 1811-K 5 francs
- 1811-L 5 francs
- 1811-Q 5 francs
- 1811-T 5 francs
- 1811-W 5 francs
- 1811-A 20 francs d'or
- 1811-K 20 francs d'or
- 1811-M 20 francs d'or
- 1811-U 20 francs d'or
- 1811-W 20 francs
- 1811-A 40 francs d'or
- 1811-K 40 francs d'or
- Coins and currency dated 1811