France 1812-B franc
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This issue, from the Rouen mint, is a slightly better date of a type struck 1809-14. In 1806 the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed. This type is the last and probably the most available Napoleonic franc. It was demonetized in 1869.
Recorded mintage: 118,377.
Specification: 5 g, .900 fine silver, reeded edge, 23 mm diameter, this specimen 4.79 g. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).
Catalog reference: Gadoury 447, KM 692.2, F.205/42.
- 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, 1789-2011, 20me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2011.
Links to:
- 1811-H franc
- 1812-A ½ franc
- 1812-MA ½ franc
- 1812-flag ½ franc
- 1812-W demi-franc
- 1812-A franc
- 1812-BB franc
- 1812-D franc
- 1812-I franc
- 1812-R franc
- 1812-W franc
- 1812-flag franc
- 1812-L 2 francs
- 1812-A 5 francs
- 1812-B 5 francs
- 1812-D 5 francs
- 1812-H 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-L 20 francs d'or
- 1812-M 20 francs d'or
- 1812-R 20 francs d'or
- 1812-U 20 francs d'or
- 1812-A 40 francs d'or
- 1814-A franc
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