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Information
Country
France
France
Currency
Franc
(1795 – 1959)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
20 Francs - Napoleon I
Year
1807 – 1808
Ruler
Napoleon I (Napoléon Ier)
(1804–1814)
Composition
Gold (.900)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
6.45161
Diameter (mm)
21
Demonetized
25 June 1928
Description
20 Francs - Napoleon I from France. Issued from 1807 to 1808. Struck in Gold (.900). Measures 21 mm and weighs 6.45 g.
- Obverse
- Laureate head of Napoleon I. left, ribbons descending behind the neck; signed DROZ F. on the edge of the neck; below Tr. cursive.
- Reverse
- FRENCH REPUBLIC (small rhombus) / (different) (vintage) (small rhombus) (letter of workshop). 20 FRANCS within a wreath formed by two laurel branches tied at their base, year followed by a small lozenge between different and letter of workshop along the scroll under the wreath.
- Edge
- Recessed slice
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | f | vf | xf | au | unc | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1808 A
|
1.4M | € 370,00 | € 410,00 | € 460,00 | € 560,00 | € 3500,00 | Paris | 77% | |
|
1808 K
|
275 | — | — | — | — | — | Bordeaux | ||
|
1808 M
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | (fr) F. 515/5 - pièce < à la corne >. Cette cassure de coin est bien attestée sur la joue de l'Empereur | 2% | |
|
1808 M
|
22.1K | — | — | — | — | — | Toulouse | 10% | |
|
1808 Q
|
634 | — | — | — | — | — | Perpignan | ||
|
1808 U
|
1.5K | — | — | — | — | — | Turin | ||
|
1808 W
|
8.5K | — | — | — | — | — | Lille | 3% | |
|
1807 A
|
244.2K | — | € 420,00 | € 420,00 | € 560,00 | € 1500,00 | Paris | 20% |
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