France 1813-CL franc

Sincona sale 47, lot 1688

This specimen was lot 1688 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[2] noted,

"FRANKREICH, I. Kaiserreich. Napoleon I. 1804-1815. 1 Franc 1813 CL, Genua. Schön. (France, First Empire, Napoleon I, 1804-15, one franc of 1813, Genoa mint. Fine.)"

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. A complete set of this type comprises 74 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. This coin is an issue of the Genoa mint which operated as a French branch mint 1813-14 only, striking half, one, two, five, twenty and forty franc pieces, all rare.

Recorded Mintage: 7,199^[1].

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Designed by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier. This specimen 4.58 g.

Catalog reference: KM-692.4; Gad-447, F.205/59.

Source:

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.
Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
^[2]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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