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Information
Country
France
France
Currency
Franc
(1795 – 1959)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
20 Francs - Napoleon I
Year
1815
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 in 1815. Struck in Gold (.900). Measures 21 mm and weighs 6.45 g.
- Obverse
- Laureate head of Napoleon I left; signed DROZ F on neck edge; below Tr. cursive.
- Reverse
- Within a wreath of two laurel branches. Comments on this type of coinage: The coins were minted between April 1 and July 4 in 80 issues, including 52,128 between June 23 and July 4 after the emperor's second abdication. In FRANC IV, following a remark by C. Mc Geever, the authors have isolated the strikes of 1815, whose matrix is slightly different from that of previous years, used between 1809 and 1814.
- Edge
- Recessed slice
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