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ROYALIST FRANCE (until 1793)
1 Ecu d'or du Dauphine - ca 1530
Fr-355 - 3,49 g
This ecu d'or du Daphine was issued during
the reign of Francis I (b1494-d1547). The obverse has the arms of France and the
Dauphine with the Latin legend +FRANCIS:DEI:GRA:FRANCORVM:REX. The reverse has a
floriated cross with a crowned F in two quadrants encircled by the legend
XPS:VINCIT:XPS:REGNAT:XPS:IMPERAT.
1 Louis d'Or - 1788-I
KM-591.7 - 7,65 g
Mintage - 0,036M
The Louis d'Or was a long issued gold coin of royalist France. It is composed of 0,917 fine gold. This coin's obverse pictures King Louis XVI (b1765-d1793). His bust is encircled by the Latin legend LUD-XVI-D-G FR-ET-NAV-REX (Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre). Below the bust is the mint director's privy mark of five arrowed fasces (for Louis Naurissart de Forest). The reverse has the crowned shields with the the Latin legend CHRS-REGN-VINC-IMPER, the engraver's privy mark (cross for Jean Baptiste Daniel La Vallee) and the date 1788. Below the shields is the mintmark I for the Limoges mint.
2 Louis d'Or - 1786-B
KM-592.3 - 15,30 g - 28,5 mm
Edge - Engrailed
Mintage
- 0,251M
This coin's obverse pictures King Louis XVI (b1765-d1793). His bust is encircled by the Latin legend LUD-XVI-D-G FR-ET-NAV-REX (Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre). Below the bust is the mint director's privy mark of the lamb of God (Joseph Lambert). The reverse has the crowned shields with the the Latin legend CHRS-REGN-VINC-IMPER , the engraver's privy mark (goat for Nicholas Belin) and the date 1786. Below the shields is the mintmark B for the Rouen mint. This coin shows adjustment marks on both sides. These are file marks where the planchet was overweight and mintworkers filed it down to remove the excess gold
2 Louis d'Or - 1786-D
KM-592.5 - 15,30 g - 28,5 mm
Edge - Engrailed
Mintage
- 1,072M
This coin's obverse pictures King Louis XVI (b1765-d1793). His bust is encircled by the Latin legend LUD-XVI-D-G FR-ET-NAV-REX (Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre). Below the bust is the mint director's privy mark of a bee (Jean-Claude Gabet). The reverse has the crowned shields with the the Latin legend CHRS-REGN-VINC-IMPER , the engraver's privy mark (eagle's head ) and the date 1786. Below the shields is the mintmark D for the Lyon mint.
NAPOLEONIC ERA (1804-1814 and 1815)
40
Francs - AN XI - A
KM-652 - 12,904 g - 26 mm
Mintage
- 0,226M
This coin's obverse pictures Napoleon Bonaparte (b1769-d1821) as First Consul. At the base of the bust is the graveur général's mark the signature Tiolier for Pierre Joseph Tiolier. The reverse has the denomination 40 FRANCS in the centre encircled by a wreath and the French legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic) with the date AN XI (Year 11 - 1803) at the bottom with the mintmark A to the right (for the Paris mint) and the cock privy mark to the left.
20
Francs - AN 12 - A - Type 1 As Consul
KM-651 - 6,452 g - 21 mm
Mintage
- 0,988M
This coin's obverse pictures Napoleon Bonaparte (b1769-d1821) as First Consul. At the base of the bust is the graveur général's mark the signature Tiolier for Pierre Joseph Tiolier. The reverse has the denomination in the centre encircled by a wreath and the French legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (French Republic) with the date AN 12 (Year 12 - 1804) at the bottom with the mintmark A to the right (for the Paris mint) and the cock privy mark to the left.
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