Tag Archive for: Napoleon I Bonaparte

Napoleon I Bonaparte Emperor 20 Francs 1815
Napoleon I Bonaparte, 1815-A
KM 705.1; cf. Friedberg 522 (for business strike), PCGS graded PR-65+ Cameo
On February 26, 1815, an amazing thing happened. Napoleon slipped away from exile on the island of Elba and made his way to southern…

Napoleon I Bonaparte Emperor 20 Francs 1803-1814
Napoleon I Bonaparte, 1813-A
KM 695.1; Friedberg 511, PCGS graded MS-65 Paris. Laureate head of Napoleon I left. Reverse: Denomination within wreath.
Ex Heritage (27 September 2013), 24554

Napoleon I Bonaparte Emperor 40 Francs 1803-1814
Napoleon I Bonaparte, 1812-A
KM 696.1; Friedberg 505, PCGS graded MS-64
By 1809, the transformation of French franc coinage from a symbol of republicanism and the ideals of the Revolution into a tool of absolute monarchy in a different…

Napoleon I Bonaparte Emperor 20 Francs 1803-1814
Napoleon I Bonaparte, 1808-A
KM 687.1; Friedberg 499, PCGS graded MS-65 Paris. Laureate head of Napoleon I left. Reverse: Denomination within wreath.
Ex Stack's-Bowers (5 August 2014), 614

Napoleon I Bonaparte Emperor 40 Francs 1803-1814
Napoleon I Bonaparte, 1808-H
KM 688.2; Friedberg 493, PCGS graded AU-58 La Rochelle. Laureate head of Napoleon I left. Reverse: Denomination within wreath.
Ex CGB (19 June 2008), 600

Napoleon I Bonaparte Emperor 20 Francs 1803-1814
Napoleon I Bonaparte, 1807-A
KM 687.1; Friedberg 487a, PCGS graded MS-64 Transitional issue. Paris. Head of Napoleon I left. Reverse: Denomination within wreath.
Ex Maison Palombo (21 November 2015), 303

Napoleon I Bonaparte Emperor 40 Francs 1803-1814
Napoleon I Bonaparte, 1807-A
KM A688.1; Friedberg 481, PCGS graded XF Details
As with the preceding coins, this 40-franc and the following 20-franc transitional piece represent a further phase in Napoleon’s erosion of Revolutionary principles.…

Napoleon I Bonaparte Emperor 20 Francs 1803-1814
Napoleon I Bonaparte, 1806-A
KM 674.1; Friedberg 487a, PCGS graded MS-64 Paris. Head of Napoleon I left. Reverse: Denomination within wreath.
Ex Heritage (4 January 2015), 29424

Napoleon I Bonaparte Emperor 40 Francs (Arabic Date) 1803-1814
Napoleon I Bonaparte, 1806-A
KM 675.1; Friedberg 481, PCGS graded MS-62+
This and the following 20-franc piece mark the beginning of a shift away from French Revolutionary ideals on the coinage in 1806 and 1807. Here, Napoleon continues…

Napoleon I Bonaparte Emperor 20 Francs 1803-1814
Napoleon I Bonaparte, L'An 13-A (1804)
KM 663.1; Friedberg 487a, PCGS graded MS-63+ Paris. Head of Napoleon I left. Reverse: Denomination within wreath.
Ex Heritage (10 September 2009), 20839