Napoleon (coin) - List of 20 Franc French Coin Issues

List of 20 Franc French Coin Issues

All issues are 90% fine gold, have a nominal net weight of 6.45 grams and, have a diameter of 21 mm.

Date Mintage Obverse legend Reverse legend Edge Engraver Notes
Bonaparte

1er consul

 An XI to An XII 1,046,506 (XI= 58,262) Bonaparte premier consul République Française Dieu protège la France (God Protect France) Pierre Joseph Tiolier First year of issue
Napoléon An XII 428,143 Napoléon Empereur République Française Dieu protège la France Pierre Joseph Tiolier Intermediate bust
Napoléon An XIII and an XIV 673,878 Napoléon Empereur République Française Dieu protège la France Pierre Joseph Tiolier Bare head; Revolutionary calendar
Napoléon 1806 996,367 Napoléon Empereur République Française Dieu protège la France Pierre Joseph Tiolier Bare head; Gregorian calendar
Napoléon 1807 594,332 Napoléon Empereur République Française Dieu protège la France Pierre Joseph Tiolier Bare head; transition type
Napoléon 1807 to 1808 1,725,753 Napoléon Empereur République Française Dieu protège la France Pierre Joseph Tiolier Laurel crowned head; République Française
Napoléon 1809 to 1815 14,283,710 Napoléon Empereur Empire Français Dieu protège la France Pierre Joseph Tiolier Laurel crowned head; Empire Français – note coins were struck in 1815 for both Napoleon and Louis 18
Louis ⅩⅧ 1814 to 1815 5,634,709 Louis XVIII Roi de France (King of France) Pièce de 20 Francs DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM (God Save the King) Auguste François Michaut Uniformed bust – Some pieces were struck in London and are marked with an "R"
Louis ⅩⅧ 1824 to 1826 12,733,226 Louis XVIII Roi de France (King of France) Pièce de 20 Francs DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM Auguste François Michaut Bare bust
Charles Ⅹ

type 1

 1825 to 1826 771,932 Charles X Roi de France (King of France) DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM Auguste François Michaut Signature fine
Charles Ⅹ

type 2

 1827 to 1830 919,535 Charles X Roi de France (King of France) DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM Auguste François Michaut Signature bold
Louis-Philippe

type 1

 1830 to 1831 2,371,848 Louis Philippe I Roi des Français (King of the French) 20 francs Dieux protège la France Nicolas Pierre Tiolier Edge incused; this king held pro-Revolutionary ideals and therefore changed his royal title
Louis-Philippe

type 2

 1830 to 1831 included above Louis Philippe I Roi des Français 20 francs Dieux protège la France Nicolas Pierre Tiolier Edge raised/in relief
Louis-Philippe 1832 to 1848 6,761,231 Louis Philippe I Roi des Français 20 francs Dieux protège la France Joseph François Domard
Génie

2nd république

 1848 to 1849 2,843,007 République Française Liberté Egalité Fraternité *** Dieux protège la France Augustin Dupré
Cérès

2nd république

 1849 to 1851 17,293,983 République Française Liberté Egalité Fraternité *** Dieux protège la France Louis Merley
Louis Napoléon Bonaparte 1852 9,857,428 Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte République Française ***** Dieu * protège * la * France Jean Jacques Barre
Napoléon Ⅲ 1853 to 1860 146,557,145 Napoléon III Empereur Empire Français ***** Dieu * protège * la * France Jean Jacques Barre Bare head
Napoléon Ⅲ 1861 to 1870 85,344,950 Napoléon III Empereur Empire Français ***** Dieu * protège * la * France Jean Jacques Barre Laural crowned head
Génie

3 rd république

 1871 to 1898 86,101,594 République Française Liberté Egalité Fraternité *** Dieu protège la France (God Protect France) Augustin Dupré
Cérès/Coq

(Harvest goddess/Rooster)

 1898 to 1914 117,448,888 République Française Liberté Egalité Fraternité see notes Jules Clément Chaplain Edge 1 (before 1905): *++* DIEU *+ PROTEGE+* LA FRANCE
Edge 2 (after 1905): *++* LIBERTE +* EGALITE +* FRATERNITE

  • A 20 franc piece from 1857; Portrait of Napoleon III

  • A 20 franc piece from 1907, Cérès, third République

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