Metal (melt) value of one coin · 723.71 USD in US dollars
France's 20-franc gold coin (Napoléon, Marianne or Rooster), .900 fine, made to the Latin Monetary Union standard.
0.18668 troy oz of fine gold × 3,472.83 EUR per troy ounce = 648.31 EUR. The value follows the live spot price and changes with the market.
The metal value is what the gold or silver alone is worth. Dealers and jewellers sell coins above it to cover minting, their margin and, for jewellery coins, workmanship; they usually buy back slightly below it. Rare dates and collector grades can be worth far more than their metal.
| Coins | Value (EUR) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 648.31 |
| 2 | 1,296.63 |
| 5 | 3,241.57 |
| 10 | 6,483.14 |
| 20 | 12,966.27 |
| 50 | 32,415.68 |
| 100 | 64,831.35 |
| Currency | Value |
|---|---|
| US Dollar USD | 723.71 USD |
| Euro EUR | 648.31 EUR |
| British Pound GBP | 540.49 GBP |
| Japanese Yen JPY | 114,029.57 JPY |
| Swiss Franc CHF | 596.99 CHF |
| Canadian Dollar CAD | 1,011.17 CAD |
| Australian Dollar AUD | 1,028.88 AUD |
| Chinese Yuan CNY | 4,809.00 CNY |
| Indian Rupee INR | 68,716.49 INR |
| Turkish Lira TRY | 36,139.88 TRY |
| UAE Dirham AED | 2,657.83 AED |
| Saudi Riyal SAR | 2,715.30 SAR |
| Russian Ruble RUB | 58,311.64 RUB |
| Brazilian Real BRL | 3,935.33 BRL |
| Mexican Peso MXN | 13,583.36 MXN |
| South African Rand ZAR | 12,081.51 ZAR |
| South Korean Won KRW | 965,005.32 KRW |
| Singapore Dollar SGD | 924.33 SGD |
| Hong Kong Dollar HKD | 5,676.73 HKD |
| Pakistani Rupee PKR | 200,181.42 PKR |
| Egyptian Pound EGP | 40,558.36 EGP |
At the live gold spot price, the metal in a French 20 francs (Napoléon) is worth 648.31 EUR (Nov 1, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC), or 723.71 USD. Shop prices are higher because of the dealer's premium.
A French 20 francs (Napoléon) weighs 6.4516 g at a fineness of 900.0 ‰ (22 karat), so it contains 5.8064 g of fine gold (0.18668 troy oz).
The metal value covers the gold or silver only. Retail prices add minting costs, the dealer's margin and sometimes workmanship, and buy-back prices are usually a little below the metal value.
Prices as of Nov 1, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC