France 1806-A franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue, from the Paris mint, is the common issue of a type struck 1806-07 only. A complete set of this type comprises 19 date and mintmark combinations, all rare except the 1806-A. In 1806 the French revolutionary calendar was dropped and normal AD dating resumed.

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, .900 fine silver, decorated edge. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Recorded Mintage: 827,299^[1], 828,000^[2].

Catalog reference: F.201/32, Gad-444, KM 672.1.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2011, 20me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2011.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2009.
• ^[2]Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• AN14-H franc
• 1806-A ¼ franc
• 1806-K ¼ franc
• 1806-A ½ franc
• 1806-L franc
• 1806-A 2 francs
• 1806-I 2 francs
• 1806-A 5 francs
• 1806-I 5 francs
• 1806-L 5 francs
• 1806-M 5 francs
• 1806-A 20 francs
• 1806-Q 20 francs
• 1806-U 20 francs
• 1806-W 20 francs
• 1806-A 40 francs
• 1807-A franc
• Coins and currency dated 1806