French 20 Franc Roosters in choice Brilliant Uncirculated condition are a top choice for bulk gold buyers. Inexpensive and beautiful, they offer all the benefits of gold bullion plus extra benefits like limited supply, collector demand, complete financial privacy, and extra premium potential because of scarcity.
Minted from 1899 to 1914, these traditional coins feature the image of Liberty on the obverse and the Gallic Rooster, or Coq Gaulois, one of the national symbols of France since the Middle Ages, on the reverse.
The French 20 Franc Rooster is one of the most affordable, and therefore popular, of all our classic European gold coins.
Key Benefits
- • Better than bullion. All the benefits of gold bullion plus extra benefits like limited supply, collector demand, complete financial privacy, and extra premium potential because of scarcity.
- • True scarcity. Their true scarcity can mean higher premiums during periods of peak demand.
- • Private, liquid, secure. Unlike most forms of gold bullion, they are exempt from broker reporting requirements.
20 Francs French Rooster Coin.
| Year | type | Volume |
| 1899 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 1st type) | 1 500 000 * |
| 1900 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 1st type) | 615 425 ** |
| 1901 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 1st type) | 2 643 350 |
| 1902 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 1st type) | 2 393 707 |
| 1903 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 1st type) | 4 405 175 |
| 1904 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 1st type) | 7 705 674 |
| 1905 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 1st type) | 9 158 132 |
| 1906 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 1st type) | 14 613 010 |
| 1907 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 2nd type) | 17 715 935 |
| 1908 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 2nd type) | 6 721 325 |
| 1909 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 2nd type) | 9 636 955 |
| 1910 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 2nd type) | 5 779 072 |
| 1911 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 2nd type) | 5 346 044 |
| 1912 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 2nd type) | 10 331 805 |
| 1913 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 2nd type) | 12 163 138 |
| 1914 20 francs gold coin. | (Rooster 2nd type) | 6 720 141 |
Rooster 2nd type from 1907 to 1914 Edge: ✼✼LIBERTÉ✼ÉGALITÉ✼FRATERNITÉ
* Included version struck with sandblasted coin die, and whose coin has a satin finish, unknown number.
** Included version struck with sandblasted coin die, and whose coin has a satin finish, 9.443 coins.
Low prices, great value.
Roosters are among the least expensive world gold coins, trading at a modest premium over modern bullion coins. We recommend them over bullion because of their low prices, relative scarcity, added security. Their true scarcity can mean higher premiums during periods of peak demand.
Minted from 1901 until the outbreak of World War I in 1914, French Roosters were genuine legal tender gold coins of France and guaranteed by the French government. However, the original mintage of these coins was fairly limited because of the melting of millions of golds 20 Francs during the 1930s after private ownership of gold was outlawed in the United States.
Unlike most forms of gold bullion, they are exempt from broker reporting requirements. In our opinion, they’re better than bullion for bulk gold buyers.
The original production run of French 20 Franc Rooster gold coins occurred between 1898 and 1914, with surviving coins from the initial year considered especially rare. Coins with dates from 1907-1914 were officially re-struck at the Paris Mint in 1921 and again from 1951-1960.
The front of the French 20 Franc Rooster features the head of the Third Republic surrounded by the words REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE. The reverse depicts a proud, fully plumed rooster along with the denomination (20 Fcs), the date, and the words LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE. This phrase, which translates to Freedom, Equality, Fraternity, was popularized during the French Revolution against Louis XVI.