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20 Francs - Napoléon I
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1809-1814 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Napoleon I facing left, wearing a classical laurel wreath tied at the nape with a ribbon, hair rendered in fine detail with short curls framing the face. The effigy is in high relief, executed in a refined Neoclassical style engraved by Jean-Pierre Droz. The legend NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. runs along the outer periphery, with a fine beaded border encircling the entire obverse. The engraver's signature DROZ appears discreetly at the truncation of the neck. |
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| Reverse lettering | EMPIRE FRANCAIS. 20 FRANCS. 1814. W (Lille) |
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| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) CL Genoa, Italy H La Rochelle, France (?-1837) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) L Bayonne, France (?-1837) M Toulouse, France (?-1837) Q Perpignan, France (?-1837) R Rome, Italy (476-date) U Turin, Italy Ü Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date) W Lille, France (1685-1858) |
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