Collectors of U.S. coins have the Red Book. Collectors of French coins have the Rouge Book. Here is the announcement for the latest edition of the Gadoury book on French coins.
-Editor
Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2021. 2022 edition
$48.95
Monnaies Françaises has been the bible for the coins of modern France since it was first published in 1973. It is now authored by Francesco Pastrone and published by Editions Victor Gadoury of Monaco. In French, it is called "Le Rouge" (The Red). It is published every two years.
The 25th edition, covering the years 1789-2021 is now available with all illustrations in color and a number of new features. Among them are many essais & pieforts with new photos - A chapter for Napoleon I (essais-Piéforts- Epreuves- Flans Brunis), All the silver and copper coins of Napoleon in Italy - A new coin from Monaco - The latest coins of the Monnaie de Paris. In addition to more pictures in high quality, the book also has more than 500 additional photos showing many close-up details.
It is now 608, full-color pages, and only $48.95. It has information on all French coins minted since the Revolution of 1789 through the current Fifth Republic in chronological order by denomination (smallest to largest), including both the circulation and collector issues of France's modern euro coins.
Also given are: metal, fineness, weight, diameter, edge, engraver's name and privy marks. Mintage figures are provided by date and mint mark for each denomination, along with accurate current values in euros in up to five grades. Also included are obsidional coinage for the sieges of Mainz and Antwerp and special sections on commemorative coins, coins of Monaco, coins of Corsica (1736, 1762-68), coins of Saarland (1954-55), and an illustrated guide of all privy marks.
Several coins are being published for the first time: For France: the 5 francs Louis XVIII 1818 T Nantes, with the different de Pierre Athénas: anchor ; the 5 francs of Louis-Philippe 1845 Lille with the obverse of the 2nd type; a new type of 20 francs Napoleon I: year 13 minted in Paris, and 1806 I Limoges (no period after Française).
For Monaco, there is an exceptional coin, the half-ecu or 30 soles of Honoré II dated 1643.
ISBN 2906602469
608 pages, hard bound
5.8 x 8.2 inches
Published by Editions Victor Gadoury, Monaco
For more information, or to order, see:
MONNAIES FRANÇAISES 2021
(https://www.gadoury.com/en/books/monnaies-francaises-2021)
Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2021. 2022 edition
(https://www.coin-currency.com/page315.html)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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