Lot no. 976
FRANCE - FRANCE
Consulate (1799-1804). 1 franc Bonaparte An XI (1803), G, Geneva.
Av. BONAPARTE FIRST CONSUL. Nude head right, below signature Tiolier.
Rv. REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE (date) (workshop). Within a wreath formed of two branches: 1 FRANC.
G.442 - F.200 - HMZ.354; Silver - 23 mm - 6 h
PCGS Genuine Cleaned-UNC Detail (54843885).
Only 12631 examples struck. With a stain to the right under the chin. The fields slightly astiqued. Reliefs little touched. Superb condition.
This is the first Germinal franc, taking its name from the law of 7 to 17 Germinal An XI (28 March to 7 April 1803): "five grams of silver, at the rate of nine-tenths of a fine, constitute the monetary unit which retains the name of franc". Minted in the new workshop in Geneva, annexed to France in 1798.
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