IDENTIFIERS
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id:	256081
accession number:	CM.1961-2003

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Monday 2 November 2020
updated:	Thursday 7 December 2023

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: France, Louis XVIII (1814-24), AV 20 francs, 1815 R (London mint), 6.43 g. From CGF Monnaies sale 17 (31.12.2002), lot 1487.
title:	French 20 franc pieces were minted in London between 7 June and 6 November 1815, for the use of the British Army in the Waterloo campaign and its immediate aftermath.  They were officially demonetised by the French government on 7 December 1815.

NOTES
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type: history note
value: Under Review


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Coins and Medals

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/256081