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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
10 centimes from the Empire of France of Napoleon III, 1863
1863
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. Date at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing on a thunderbolt bundle, looking to the right, below which the letter A [= Paris]. Value indication at the bottom in legend. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
10 centimes of the French colonies during Louis Philippe I, 1843
1843
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of Louis Philippe I facing left. Reverse: within a wreath of two branches, denomination indication in two lines. Legend: COLONIES FRANCAISES. At the bottom the date, to the left of it the letter A [= Paris]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5136; its recor…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
15 sols from France of Louis XVI, 1791
1791
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Below that the date. Reverse: between the denomination indication a winged youth facing right, writing in two lines on a tablet standing on a pedestal: "constitution". To his left and right attributes. Far right the letter D [=Lyon]. In exergue the date 3 in new re…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
2 centimes from the French Empire of Napoleon III, 1854
1854
Bronze coin. Obverse: head of the emperor facing left. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing on a bundle emitting lightning bolts, facing right, below which the letter A [=Paris]. Denomination at the bottom in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3389;…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
25 centimes from the Kingdom of France of Louis Philippe I, 1846
1841
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king with a wreath of oak leaves facing right. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, denomination in two lines, below which the year. Bottom right, letter A [=Paris]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3363; its record gives material recorded…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 centimes from the French Empire of Napoleon III, 1863
1863
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing on a bundle emitting lightning bolts, facing right, below which the letters BB [=Strasbourg]. Denomination at the bottom in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object a…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 centimes of the French colonies during Louis-Philippe I, 1839
1839
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of Louis-Philippe I facing left. Reverse: denomination in two lines within a wreath of two branches. Inscription: COLONIES FRANCAISES. Year at the bottom, to the left of it the letter A [= Paris]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5135; its record gives mat…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
5 francs from the Kingdom of France of Louis Philippe I, 1833
1833
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king with a wreath of oak leaves facing right. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, denomination in two lines, below which the year. Bottom right, letters VV [=Lille]. Raised edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3354; its record gives materi…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
50 centimes from the Kingdom of France of Louis Philippe I, 1846
1841
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king with a wreath of oak leaves facing right. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, denomination in two lines, below which the year. Bottom right, letter A [=Paris]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3362; its record gives material recorded…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Assignat of three livres of Mainz, during the siege by the Allies, 1793 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, NG-VG-4-502)
1793
Uniface, rectangular piece of paper pre-printed in red ink. Obverse: legend: "No... Monnoye de Siege. Trois Livres a echanger contre du numeraire. 3 Livres." Added in black ink the number: 47594; lower left stamp with inscription: "Siege de Mayence. Mai 1793. 2de de la Rep. Franc."; lower right three signatures. Rev…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Double sol, emergency coin from Mainz (Hesse) during siege by the Allies, 1793
1793
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: within two branches, quiver for arrows surmounted by a cap of liberty. Year at the bottom. Reverse: value indication in two lines: 2 sols. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1285; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalwor…
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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
Écu or 6 livres from France of Louis XVI, 1792
1792
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Below it, the date. Reverse: winged youth facing right who writes in two lines on a tablet standing on a pedestal: constitution. To his left and right, attributes. Far right, the letter I [=Limoges]. In the exergue, year 4 in the new reckoning. Edge lettering. The…
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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 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
Five francs from the Kingdom of France of Louis Philippe I, 1830
1830
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Legend: "Louis Philippe roi des Francais". Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, denomination in two lines, below which the year. To the left thereof, letter A [=Paris]. Raised edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3350A; it…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Five francs of Marshal MacMahon, President of the French Republic
1874
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: crowned coat of arms beneath cardinal's hat, illuminated by celestial light containing inscription LOYOLA within legend; edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4297; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); te…
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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
Five stuivers, emergency coin of Mainz, struck during the siege by the Allies
1793
Obverse: fasces with axe, surmounted by a liberty cap within an oak wreath and inscription. Reverse: denomination indication within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-500; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diame…
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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 from the French Empire of Napoleon III, 1867
1867
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. Bottom right, the letter A [=Paris]. Reverse: between denomination, a crowned mantle bearing a round coat of arms surrounded by the collar of an order of chivalry with badge, behind which two crossed scepters. Below, year. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum,…
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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
France, 2 sols, Louis XVI, 1792 A
1792
Bronze coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Below that the date with the letter A [=Paris] to its right. Reverse: within two tied oak branches an upright quiver with arrow, surmounted by a liberty cap. To the left and right of the quiver the denomination indication. At the bottom the date 4 in new reckoning.…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
France, Second Republic, 20 francs, 1848 A
1848
Gold coin. Obverse: winged youth facing right writing in two lines on a tablet on a pedestal: "24/25 fev. 1848". Attributes to his left and right. Reverse: within a wreath of oak leaves, denomination in two lines, below which the year. At the bottom, the letter A [=Paris]. Raised edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Ams…
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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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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
French Empire, Napoleon III, 2 centimes, 1862 A
1862
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing on a bundle emitting lightning bolts, facing right, below which the letter A [=Paris]. Denomination at the bottom in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-M…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
French Empire, Napoleon III, 5 francs, 1867 A
1867
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. At the lower right, the letter A [=Paris]. Reverse: between denomination mark, crowned mantle bearing a circular coat of arms encircled by the collar of an order of chivalry with jewel, behind which are two crossed sceptres. At the bottom, the date. Rai…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
French Empire, Napoleon III, centime, 1862 A
1862
Bronze coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. Year at the bottom. Reverse: eagle with spread wings standing on a bundle emitting lightning bolts, facing right, below which the letter A [=Paris]. Denomination at the bottom in legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-M…
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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
Kingdom of France, Charles X, franc, 1827 VV
1827
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing left. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, between denomination, a crowned coat of arms. Below, year. To the right thereof, letters VV [=Lille]. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3346; its record gives material recorded as sil…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kingdom of France, Louis Philippe I, 1/4 franc, 1832 A
1832
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king with wreath of oak leaves facing right. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, indication of value in two lines, below which the date. At bottom right, letters VV [=Lille]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3352; its record gives material…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kingdom of France, Louis Philippe I, 20 francs, 1834 B
1834
Gold coin. Obverse: head of the king with a wreath of oak leaves facing left. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, denomination in two lines, below which the year. Bottom right, letter B [=Rouen]. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3356; its record gives material recorded…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Kingdom of France, Louis XVIII, franc, 1818 A
1818
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing left. Reverse: within two tied laurel branches, between denomination, a crowned coat of arms. Below, year. To the right thereof, letter A [=Paris]. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3341; its record gives material recorded as silve…
Partial type record
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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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
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…
Partial type record
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 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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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 of Napoleon III Bonaparte, Emperor of the French
1856
Obverse: bust of a man facing left above signature within circumscription. Reverse: eagle with outstretched wings, head turned to the right and thunderbolts in talons; below: letter W within circumscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-14-15-A; its record gives material recorded as copper…
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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
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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