Gold French 20 Franc Napolean

Gold French 20 Franc Napolean

The Gold French 20 Franc Napolean coin has a smooth and satiny finish and features the bare headed portrait of Louis engraved on one side with the words Napoleon III Empereur engraved around the circumference. The coin features small ridges around its circumference.

On the reverse you can find 20 Francs, the value of the coin with a laurel wreath engraved around. Date is engraved in three lines. You can find the inscription Empire Francais around the wreath. Below the wreath is inscribed the mintmark A. which identifies that the coin was minted in Paris.

History

These coins came into existence during King Napoleon I's reign. The Gold French 20 Franc Napolean coin was engraved by one of the most skilled medalist and engraver of those days, Droz, Jean-Pierre. A six segmented collar that was invented by the engraver at the Paris mint was used to mint this coin that contained a unique edge inscription. In the year 1799, Droz was appointed as Paris Mint Coins and Medals keeper. This post was held by him throughout the reign of Napoleon.

Drozs engraving of Napoleons effigy featured on the 20 and 40 Franc denominations between 1804 and 1814. Other noteworthy contributions by this engraver include the medals and Jetons for the Bank of France and the 1804 minted Napoleon coronation medals. Gold French 20 Franc Napolean coins were minted not only in France but also at Italian territories such as Turino, Genoa and Rome, Swiss territories like Geneva and Utrecht in Netherlands when French occupied these territories.

Value & Demand

The Gold French 20 Franc Napolean coins that were minted during the period of Napoleon's reign weighed around 6.45 grams and came in 21 mm diameter. These coins contain 5.801 grams of pure gold. The value of these 150 year old coins is evident with the fact that over the last few months their premium has almost doubled.

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