France 1830-B franc
This issue, from the Rouen mint, is a better date of a type struck 1825-30. All francs of Charles X of France are of this type with the exception of some very rare reeded edge specimens issued in 1830. It was demonetized in 1869.
A complete set of this type comprises 84 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. The entire production run, 1825-30, totaled about 5.3 million pieces. The production of five franc pieces in the same period was 123 million. This date is priced about two and a half times the commonest dates (1828A and 1828W). The catalog[1] notes two varieties, depending on the number of leaves in the olive wreath on the reverse. The four leaf (F.207/76) and five leaf variety (F.207/75, shown in the image) are priced about the same.
Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, .900 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879.
Mintage: 74,717[1], 75,000[2].
Catalog reference: F.207/75 or F.207/76, KM 724.2.
- [1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
- [2]Bruce, Colin R., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 5th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2006.
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