France 1809-H franc

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This was struck at La Rochelle under the régime of Napoleon as emperor of France. The type was struck 1809-14. This is a better date but not rare. It was demonetized in 1869. The catalog^[1] notes 74 dates for the type, some very rare.

Recorded mintage: 34,370^[1]

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre Joseph Tiolier, 1763-1819.

Catalog reference: F.205/4, KM-692.6; Gad-446.

Source:

• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.

Link to:

• 1808-H franc
• 1809-A 10 centimes
• 1809-B 10 centimes
• 1809-T 10 centimes
• 1809-A ¼ franc
• 1809-A ½ franc
• 1809-D ½ franc
• 1809-U ½ franc
• 1809-B franc
• 1809-A 2 francs
• 1809 2 francs, visit of the king of Saxony to the mint
• 1809-B 2 francs
• 1809-A 5 francs
• 1809-B 5 francs
• 1809-H 5 francs
• 1809-I 5 francs
• 1809-K 5 francs
• 1809-U 5 francs* 1809-W 5 francs
• 1809-A 20 francs
• 1809-K 20 francs
• 1809-H 20 francs d'or
• 1809-L 20 francs
• 1809-M 20 francs
• 1809-U 20 francs
• 1809-W 20 francs
• 1809-A 40 francs
• 1809-M 40 francs
• 1809-W 40 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1809