France: Napoleon I, “The Hundred Days”, 5 Francs, Paris mint, 1815A, KM#694.7 (24.9 g)

France: Napoleon I, “The Hundred Days”, 5 Francs, Paris mint, 1815A, KM#694.7 (24.9 g)

Napoleon's historic “Hundred Days” issue. Issued during his brief second reign after his escape from Elba until his defeat at Waterloo.

While the condition is far from ideal, I had been looking for a relatively affordable example for quite some time.

Obverse: Laureate head right. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR. Tr=Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver-general from March-April 1803 to 11th September 1816. BRENET=Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet, engraver of the Paris mint.

Reverse: EMPIRE FRANCAIS. Denomination within wreath. A=mint mark for Paris.

 

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Nice Coin . I like it a lot . I just love the history of the period .

 

Nice example, I have a few Napoleonic coins as it was such an important period of history. The other 'hundred days' denominations are the 1815A 2 Francs (my avatar!) and the 20 Francs - example from the Lille mint.

 

Interesting period of history indeed.

I don't have a 100 days Napoleon, but here is Louis XVIII 5 francs from the "First Restoration" - just after Elba and just before Napoleon's 100 days. After Louis was restored for the second time, the type was changed, so these were only issued for 2 years. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2110.html

This one is from the Perpignan Mint - scruffy but only paid a bit over $20 for it:

 

Lucky, definitely a Napoleon type I would like to own.

I am happy with my current though.


Napoleon Bonaparte (1804-1814)
France AR 5 Francs
O: Head right.
R: Value in wreath, date below.
Bayonne Mint
36mm
25g
Badoury 583. Dav. 84

Rare Mint for this Date

 

Nice coin, I do not have any from Louis XVIII. As the mint mark is M on your coin it is from Toulouse, Perpignan is mint mark Q, although the mintage is almost double the value is about the same. I am trying to get a coin from each mint but still have a way to go . The mint marks are:-

A: Paris
B: Rouen
BB: Strasbourg
CL: Genoa
D: Lyon
G: Geneve
H: La Rochelle
I: Limoges
K: Bordeux
L: Bayonne
M: Toulouse
MA: Marseille
Q: Perpignan
T: Nantes
U: Turin
W: Lille
Flag: Utrech
CrownR: Rome

 

Oops. I should look at my own photos. I think I have another one of these first restorations with a hole in it - that one might be a "Q."