20 Francs

€8,003.00
IssuerFrance
Year1849-1851
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value20 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight6.45 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Louis Merley
In circulation to25 June 1928
Reference(s) F#529, KM#762
Obverse descriptionHead of Ceres right crowned with ears of corn between a lictor bundle surmounted by a hand of Justice, all under a six-pointed star; signed L.MERLEY. F..
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE L.MERLEY.F.
Reverse descriptionWithin a crown formed by a laurel branch on the left and an oak branch on the right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 20 FRANCS A 1851
EdgeInscribed in relief
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1849 A - (fr) F. 529/1 - 61 092
1850 A - (fr) F. 529/2 - 4 050 606
1850 A - Proof -
1851 A - (fr) F. 529/4 - 13 172 285
Catalog ID6355807930
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