 Consulate. Bonaparte First Consul, 1799-1805. 5 Francs, An. XI (1802-1803). Consul's Paris Mint Visit. Undraped bust with flaring truncation r. Rv. 6-line visit inscription. Gad.578b, KM 9a. Deep ebony toning joins a forceful strike on this example of the sought-after genre of coin-format royal and imperial Mint Visit pieces described by Gadoury and other French numismatists as Module de 5 Francs. About Uncirculated to Brilliant Uncirculated. (Est. $2,000-$2,500)
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