FRANCE - LOUIS XVIII - 20 FRANCS 1815 BAYONNE - NGC MS62 - TOP POP

Louis XVIII (1814-1824), 20 francs with clothed bust, 1815, struck at Bayonne.

Obverse: clothed bust of the king right, engraved by Tiolier. Reverse: crowned shield of France bearing three fleurs-de-lis, within olive and laurel branches. Mint letter L (Bayonne) below the date.

A very rare state of preservation, superior to that of the Collection Idéale example. Mint State.

Top Pop: this is the finest example graded to date!

Note: 1815 is the year of the Second Restoration, following the Hundred Days. The 1815 Bayonne 20 francs of Louis XVIII (mint letter L) is a secondary-mint issue from a historic year, making it a relatively rare coin.