City of Cattaro, 5 Francs, Siege of Cattaro
1813 - Cast Silver - NGC - AU58
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Crowned N, cantoned with value.
Musket and canon in saltire, resting on a sabre, all within a laurel wreath.
Graded NGC AU58. Traces of glue on the slab. Cattaro (now Kotor), now located in Monenegro, was part of the French Illyrian Provinces at the time. This very rare obsidional coin was minted during the siege by the British fleet, which lasted from October 1813 to January 1814 and ended with the surrender of the Napoleonic troops.
DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE / ·I·O· / 5 F
CATTARO EN ETAT DE SIEGE / ·1813·
29.4 gr
An “AU(55-58)” quality
As in numismatics, it is important that the state of conservation of an item be carefully evaluated before it is offered to a discerning collector with a keen eye.
This initially obscure acronym comprising two words describing the state of conservation is explained clearly here:
About Uncirculated(55-58)
This means – more prosaically – that the coin has been in circulation but sufficiently little that its original beauty is preserved almost in its entirety. The wear is barely visible and any other defect can only be identified with a magnifying glass or a particularly keen eye. The number (55-58) indicates that between three quarters and almost all of the original luster remains.
