Coins of Kingdom of France
After the fall of Napoleon (1814), the monarchy in France was restored and Louis XVIII, brother of the deposed King Louis XVI, ascended the throne. The monarchical order remained in force until 1848 (with the exception of a short period, the so-called "Hundred Days", from 20 march to 23 june 1815, in which Napoleon Bonaparte temporarily regained power), when it was replaced by the Second Republic. During this period three monarchs succeeded each other on the throne of France: Louis XVIII, his brother Charles X and Louis Philip.
During the Kingdom period, the values already in use in the previous imperial period were maintained, that is the ¼ franc, ½ franc, 1 franc, 2 francs and 5 francs (minted in silver), 20 and 40 francs pieces (in gold), to which is added the 1 decime coin, minted in bronze in 1814 and 1815 by the mint of Strasbourg.
The new coins kept the main characteristics (material, diameter, thickness and weight) unchanged compared to the previous ones, while the designs of the two sides were obviously redone.
The French State produced the coins in a considerable number of mints, which are located on the territory of France (the 20 Francs gold coin was minted by the Royal Mint of London during the Hundred Days). Each mint engraved its mint mark on the coins, ie:
- A - Paris
- B - Rouen
- BB - Strasbourg
- D - Lyon
- H - La Rochelle
- I - Limoges
- K - Bordeaux
- L - Bayonne
- M - Toulouse
- MA - Marseille
- Q - Perpignan
- R - London
- T - Nantes
- W - Lille
Below is the list of Kingdom of France coins: