FRENCH COIN COLLECTING ?
Napoleonic Coins
| During his triumphant wars in Europe, Napoleon always sought to put in place new laws, new rules, and consequently new coins, to replace the old monetary system inherited from the Middle Ages. |
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A 20-peseta coin, struck in 1812, in Barcelona. Estimated at : 6 500 FRF |
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Reverse side of a 5-lira piece, struck for Italy. |
| In general, these changes were well accepted and, as far as monetary
standards were concerned, often lasted until well after the downfall
of the Empire ; the new system, based on the metric system, was
more practical.
These coins are very varied and generally collected in national series : German , Spanish, Italian … |
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An 8- Real piece, struck by Joseph Napoleon, brother of the emperor, in Madrid in 1809. Estimated at : 2 200 FRF.
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Nevertheless, these coins constitute a separate theme of collection in their own right.
