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France
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- state
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
- Recorded period
- 1792 – present
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Two stuivers (sols), emergency coin from Mainz, struck during the siege by the Allies
1793
Obverse: bundle of rods with axe, surmounted by a liberty cap within oak wreath and legend. Reverse: indication of value within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-501; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm x…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of 10,000 francs, 1794-1795
1794 - 1795
French assignat of 10,000 francs. Put into circulation by the Domaines Nationaux, series 442, 1794-1795. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-23; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped; measurements height 127 mm x width 208 mm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of 2000 francs, 1794-1795
1794 - 1795
French assignat of 2000 francs. Put into circulation by the Domaines Nationaux, series 2614, 1794-1795. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-22; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped; measurements height 133 mm x width 220 mm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Five promissory notes of 25 francs, 1795-1796
1795 - 1796
Sheet with five promissory notes of 25 francs. Put into circulation by the Trésorie Nationale, series 37, 1795-1796, with signature. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-21; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped; measurements height 515 mm x width 250 mm.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Two promissory notes of 100 francs, 1795-1796
1795 - 1796
Two French promissory notes to the value of 100 francs. Put into circulation by the Trésorie nationale, series 21, 1795-1796, with signature. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-9; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped, color printing; measurements height 19…
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Jacques-Jean Barre
modern coins
French 20 Francs Gold Coin
19th–early 20th century
The French 20 francs gold coin, colloquially called a napoleon, is a standard French circulating gold denomination first authorized under the Consulate in 1803. The coin was produced across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries under successive regimes, spanning the Consulate, the Napoleonic Empire, restored…
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Jacques-Jean Barre
modern coins
Napoleon 20 francs
19th century
The Napoleon 20 francs is a French gold coin first authorised by a monetary ordinance of 28 March 1803 by Napoleon Bonaparte whilst serving as First Consul. Struck in ninety per cent pure gold, the denomination—also designated as the Franc Germinal—served as the standard French gold trade piece of the nineteenth cen…
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Cleveland Museum of Art
snuff boxes
Snuff box with portrait miniature by Jean-Urbain Guérin, France, 1805
1805
Museum specimen in the Cleveland Museum of Art (accession 2008.293): Snuff Box with a Portrait of a Young Woman, dated 1805, attributed to France, 19th century. Medium: watercolor on ivory mounted on a box. Dimensions: Box: 7.8 x 3.4 cm (3 1/16 x 1 5/16 in.); Unframed: 5.7 x 4.7 cm (2 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.). Maker per mus…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
French Empire, Napoleon, 20 francs, 1811 A
1811
Gold coin. Obverse: laureate bust of the emperor facing left. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches value indication in two lines. Legend: Empire Francais. Date at bottom. To the right of it letter A [=Paris]. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3332; its record gives materia…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Dutch franc, 1812
1812
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate bust of Napoleon I facing right. Reverse: value indication 1 franc within an olive wreath. Date in inscription at the bottom. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2202; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalw…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Eighteen francs and forty centimes, emergency coin from Zara, during the siege by the Austrians, struck by the French to a weight of four ounces
1813
Eighteen francs and 40 centimes. Obverse: in diamond-shaped stamp: crowned eagle with thunderbolts in talons between inscriptions. Reverse: in rectangular stamp: top: weight indication; bottom: value indication; on the edge three marks: MF, SP and SB. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-545; its…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Five francs, emergency coin from Cattaro, struck by the French during the siege
1813
Obverse: crowned letter N between denomination above two exploding grenades within legend. Reverse: sword, cannon and musket within laurel wreath and legend; on edge two marks: letter H and letters PM. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-543; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal);…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Four francs sixty centimes, emergency coin from Zara, struck during the siege by the Austrians, by the French at a weight of one ounce
1813
Silver emergency coin. Obverse in diamond-shaped stamp: crowned eagle with thunderbolts in talons between inscriptions. Reverse in rectangular stamp, above: indication of weight; below: indication of value; on the edge three marks: MF, SP and SB. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-547; its reco…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Franc, emergency coin of Cattaro, struck by the French during the siege
1813
Obverse: crowned letter N above value indication between two laurel branches. Reverse: inscription above two crossed laurel branches; on edge mint mark: letter P. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-544; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Nine francs twenty centimes, emergency coin from Zara, struck during the siege by the Austrians, by the French, at a weight of two ounces
1813
Silver emergency coin. Obverse in diamond-shaped punch: crowned eagle with thunderbolts in talons between inscriptions. Reverse in rectangular punch top: weight indication; bottom: value indication; on edge three marks: MF, SP and SB. Nine francs and 20 centimes. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-V…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Five centimes, emergency coin from Antwerp in the name of Louis XVIII, 1814
1814
Bronze emergency coin. Obverse: within a wreath of two tied branches, twice the letter L in ligature. At the top, place indication: Anvers and at the bottom the date. Reverse: denomination indication: 5 cent. in two lines. Legend: Monnaie Obsidionale. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2722; i…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siege of Antwerp, emergency coin of five centimes struck by Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French
1814
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: letter N within laurel wreath under inscription, above year; on the bows of the ribbon tying the wreath: letters JLGP. Reverse: denomination within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-553-D; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique s…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siege of Antwerp, emergency coin of ten centimes, struck by Louis XVIII, King of France
1814
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: two letters L within a laurel wreath below an inscription above the year; on the bows of the ribbon with which the wreath is tied: inscription; lower left and below the year: traces of an inscription in mirror image. Reverse: denomination within an inscription; edge lettering [?]. The…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siege of Antwerp, emergency coin of ten centimes, struck by Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French
1814
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: letter N within a laurel wreath below inscription, above year; below laurel wreath: small letter R. Reverse: value designation within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-552-B; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metal…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siege of Antwerp, five-cent emergency coin struck by Louis XVIII, King of France
1814
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: two letters L within a laurel wreath beneath an inscription and above the year; on the bows of the ribbon with which the wreath is tied: letters JLGP. Reverse: denomination within circumscription; edge lettering [?]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-555; its re…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siege of Strasbourg, emergency coin struck by Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French
1814
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: crowned letter N within an oak wreath. Reverse: value indication, year and letters BB within an oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-556; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Ten centimes, emergency coin from Antwerp in the name of King Louis XVIII, 1814
1814
Bronze emergency coin. Obverse: within a wreath of two tied branches, the letter L in ligature twice. At the top, place name: Anvers, and at the bottom, year. Reverse: denomination: 10 cent. in two lines. Legend: Monnaie Obsidionale. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2721; its record gives ma…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Ten centimes, emergency coin from Antwerp in the name of Napoleon, 1814
1814
Bronze emergency coin. Obverse: within a wreath of two tied branches, letter N. At the top, location designation: "Anvers" and at the bottom, year. Reverse: value indication: "10 cent." in two lines. Legend: "Monnaie Obsidionale". The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2720; its record gives mater…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Siege of Strasbourg, emergency coin struck by Louis XVIII, King of France
1815
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: crowned letter L between three fleurs-de-lis within an oak wreath. Reverse: value indication, date, and letters BB within an oak wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-557; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking…
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