Napoléon d'or
The Napoléon d'or (in German: Napoleon made of gold ), also called Napoleondor , is a historical French gold coin .
history
The predecessor of the Napoléon d'or was the Louis d'or . The Napoléon d'or was minted under Napoleon I from 1803, from 1853 under Napoleon III. These later coins were among the most important denominations of the Latin Union of Coins . The 20 franc gold coins issued by Napoleon were in use until 1914, i.e. for more than a century. In the Swiss canton of Glarus , Napoléon d'or was still expected at the end of the 1940s.
value
The Napoléon d'or was worth 20 and 40 francs, respectively . The diameter of the 20 franc coin is approx. 21.00 mm. The default weight is 6.45161 g. The gold content should be 9/10.
Surname
In the past, 20 franc coins were generally called Napoleondor (French: napoléons ), sometimes also Louisdor (French: louis ). Newer French gold pieces worth 20 francs also trade under this name. Furthermore, other countries (Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Greece) minted gold coins under the name, which were equivalent to Napoléon d'or.
Imprints
The motif on the coin was always adapted to the respective form of government , whereby the name remained unchanged.
| 1809 Napoleon I. |
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| front |
NAPOLEON - EMPEREUR Head of Napoleon I with laurel wreath to the left. Signature of the medalist Pierre-Joseph Tiolier below . The signature DROZ F in the neckline . |
| back |
EMPIRE FRANÇAIS , 1809 In the field a laurel wreath with the value 20 FRANCS in the wreath. Below Hahn as a sign of Münzdirektors and the Cologne mintmark A . |
| edge | DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE |
| 1814 - 1824 Louis XVIII. |
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| front |
LOUIS XVIII - ROI DE FRANCE Head of Louis XVIII. to the right. Signature of the medalist Pierre-Joseph Tiolier below. The signature DROZ F in the neckline . |
| back |
PIECE DE 20 FRANCS In the field the royal emblem with three fleurs-de-lys (stylized lilies). Below 1815 , Hahn as a sign of Münzdirektors and the Cologne mintmark A . |
| edge | unknown |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Benedikt Zäch: Napoléon (coin). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland. SAGW Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, July 7, 2009, accessed on August 3, 2019 .
- ^ A b France: Napoleon I. 1809. In: Interactive catalog of the Münzkabinett. Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, accessed on August 4, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Meyers Konversationslexikon. Napoleondor - Naquet. In: The Retro Library - Reference Works for the End of the 19th Century. Christian Aschoff, Ulm, accessed on August 3, 2019 : “Meyers Konversationslexikon, author collective, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig and Vienna, fourth edition, 1885–1892, 11th volume: Luzula - Nathanael, p. 1009: from Napoleondor to Naquet , Catchphrase Napoleondor "
- ↑ Meyers Konversationslexikon. Napoleondor - Naquet. In: The Retro Library - Reference Works for the End of the 19th Century. Christian Aschoff, Ulm, accessed on August 3, 2019 : “Meyers Konversationslexikon, author collective, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig and Vienna, fourth edition, 1885-1892, 6th volume: Faidit - Gehilfe, p. 489: von Francs-archers to Frank, keyword Frank (Franc) "
- ↑ napoleondor. In: Hrvatska Enciklopedija, Mrežno Izdanje (Croatian Encyclopedia, Online Edition). Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža, accessed on August 3, 2019 (Croatian).