| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1815 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 20 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Gold (.900) |
| Weight | 6.45161 g |
| Dimensions | 21 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jean-Pierre Droz, Pierre-Joseph Tiolier |
| In circulation to | 25 June 1928 |
| Reference(s) | F#516A, KM#705 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Napoleon I left; signed DROZ F on neck edge; below Tr. cursive. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. |
| Reverse description | 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. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | EMPIRE FRANÇAIS. 20 FRANCS. 1815. A |
| Edge | Recessed slice |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) L Bayonne, France (?-1837) W Lille, France (1685-1858) |
| Mintage | 1815 A - KM#705.1 - 435 501 1815 L - KM#705.2 - 18 278 1815 W - KM#705.3 - 9 345 |
| Catalog ID | 3109487030 |
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