France 1811-K 40 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This coin is an issue of the Bordeaux mint. A complete set of this type, struck 1809-13, comprises twelve date and mintmark combinations, some very rare. The type coin, the 1811-A, is the most numerous forty francs of the entire series (1.26 million minted). The 1811-K is priced about double the common date.

Specification: 26 mm diameter, 12.90 grams, 0.900 fine gold, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Jean-Pierre Droz (1746-1823) and Pierre Joseph Tiolier (1763-1819).

Mintage: 6,267^[1], 6,333^[2].

Catalog reference: F.541/8, KM 696.3.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies. Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• ^[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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• 1810-K 40 francs
• 1810-W 40 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-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-L 5 francs
• 1811-MA 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
• 1813-CL 40 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1811
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