20 Franken - Jérôme Bonaparte

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Westphalia (German States)
King	Jérôme Bonaparte (1807-1813)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1808-1813
Value	20 Franken
Currency	Frank (1807-1813)
Composition	Gold (.900)
Weight	6.45 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 32883
References	AKS# 28 Paul Arnold, Harald Küthmann, Dirk Steinhilber; 2022. Großer deutscher Münzkatalog: von 1800 bis heute = Great German Coin Catalog (37^th Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. , Jaeg 7 NW# 41 Kurt Jaeger; 1960. Die neueren Münzprägungen der deutschen Staaten vor Einführung der Reichswährung / Band 7. Herzogtum Nassau, Königreich Westfalen, Fürstentümer Waldeck und Pyrmont, Lippe-Detmold und Schaumburg-Lippe = The more recent coinage of the German states before the introduction of the imperial currency. Munzen & Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland. , KM# 103 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Divo/S# 218 Jean-Paul Divo, Hans-Joachim Schramm; 1994. Die deutschen Goldmünzen 1800-1930 = The German Gold Coinage 1800-1930 (3^rd Edition). Spink Taisei, Zürich, Switzerland. , Fr# 3517 Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (8 volumes). , Schlum# 897, 899, etc. Hans Schlumberger; 1968. Gold Coins of Europe since 1800: A Catalogue with Valuations. Sterling Publishing, Oak Tree Press, New York City, New York, United States / London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Bust of Jerome Bonaparte on the left, legend around. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HIERONYMUS NAPOLEON.
Tiolier

Engraver: Pierre-Joseph Tiolier

Reverse

Name and date. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
KOENIG V. WESTPH. FR. PR.
20
FRANK.
1808. C

Engraver: Pierre-Joseph Tiolier

Edge

Script: Latin

Lettering: + GOTT · ERHALTE · DEN · KOENIG

Mint

C	Kassel, Germany

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Date	Mintage	XF	UNC	References	Frequency
Undetermined
1808 C	13 450		$ 8700	Schlum# 897 Hans Schlumberger; 1968. Gold Coins of Europe since 1800: A Catalogue with Valuations. Sterling Publishing, Oak Tree Press, New York City, New York, United States / London, United Kingdom.	62%
1809 C	9 104	$ 1200		Schlum# 899 Hans Schlumberger; 1968. Gold Coins of Europe since 1800: A Catalogue with Valuations. Sterling Publishing, Oak Tree Press, New York City, New York, United States / London, United Kingdom.	62%
1811 C	18 903			Schlum# 901 Hans Schlumberger; 1968. Gold Coins of Europe since 1800: A Catalogue with Valuations. Sterling Publishing, Oak Tree Press, New York City, New York, United States / London, United Kingdom.	19%
1813 C					10%

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Bullion value: USD 808.32 Search tips

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Actual gold weight: 0.187 oz

Current gold price: 4331.02 USD/oz (see gold price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2025 June 22 Spotlight: German States World Coins Showcase Auction 61517 Lot 22351	22 Jun 2025	1808 C – Schlum# 897	UNC (NGC MS66)	USD 9000.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2025 February 4 Spotlight: German States World Coins Showcase Auction 61471 Lot 24173	4 Feb 2025	1808 C – Schlum# 897	UNC (NGC MS64)	USD 4200.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2021 May 6 - 7 World and Ancient Coins Platinum Night Auction - Dallas 3091 Lot 31091	6 May 2021	1808 C – Schlum# 897	UNC (NGC MS66)	USD 8400.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2022 January 18 - 19 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098 Lot 33725	18 Jan 2022	1809 C – Schlum# 899	UNC (NGC MS63)	USD 3840.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions World Coin Selections from the Morris Collection Monthly Online Auction 271928 Lot 37198	28 Jul 2019	1809 C – Schlum# 899	AU (NGC AU50)	USD 1440.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Schulman Auction 391 Lot 668	2 Apr 2026	1809 C – Schlum# 899	XF	USD 1098.72 (EUR 950.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 128 Lot 32	3 Jun 2024	1809 C – Schlum# 899	XF	USD 833.87 (EUR 721.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Jubilee Auction 100 Lot 955	23 Nov 2023	1809 C – Schlum# 899	XF	USD 578.27 (EUR 500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Heritage Auctions 2019 September 5 - 9 Long Beach Expo World & Ancient Coins Signature Auction - Long Beach 3076 Lot 33939	5 Sep 2019	1809 C – Schlum# 899	XF (NGC XF40)	USD 750.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 154 Lot 1603	17 Mar 2023	1809 C – Schlum# 899	F	USD 902.11 (EUR 780.00) (incl. buyer's premium)
© Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a.