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The coins were originally minted in two denominations, 20 and 40 francs for Napoléon Bonaparte. The 40-franc gold piece did not become popular. [8] The 20 franc coins are 21 mm in diameter (about the size of a U.S. five-cent piece or a Swiss 20 Rappen coin), weigh 6.45 grams (gross weight) and; at 90% pure, contain 0.1867 troy ounces (5.807 g) of pure gold.
Copper coins were rarely issued between 1801 and 1848, so the quarter franc was the lowest current denomination in circulation. But during this period, copper coins from earlier periods circulated. A Napoleon 5-centime coin (in bell metal) and Napoleon and Restoration 1-décime coins were minted. [citation needed]
Today, many French coins prized by dealers and collectors date to 1800 or earlier, though a few were minted in the 19th century. ... 1867 Napoleon III gold Proof Essai 25 Francs: $16,000. 1357 ...
Half Louis d’or of Louis XIII (1643) [nb 2] The Louis d'or (a gold coin) replaced the franc which had been in circulation (in theory) since John II.In actual practice the principal gold coin circulating in France in the earlier 17th century had been Spanish: the 6.7-gram double escudo or "doubloon", of which the Louis d'or was an explicit copy.
Napoleon's 1st bicentennial of coronation Designer: Mint: - Value: €50.00 Alloy: Gold 999/1000 Quantity: 3,000 Quality: Proof Issued: 2004 Diameter: 37 Weight: 31.1 Market Value: Front: The Laurel head of Napoleon and at the bottom, the crowning of Josephine de Beauharnais. Back: The NOTRE-DAME of Paris come to do the covert of Code Civil.
E. Écu; French euro coins; Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (France) Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (France): 2002; Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (France): 2003