CATALOGUE DES MONNAIES ROYALES FRANÇAISES, Volume I & II

Catalog of Gold Coins of the collection of The French National Library's Department of Coins, Medals, and Antiques

The Department of Coins, Medals, and, Antiquities at the National Library )Bibliotheque Nationale) of France is known to house the most extraordinary collection of French royal gold coins.
This comprehensive collection covers gold coins issued during the reigns of Louis IX to Louis XVI, with many extremely rare and unique specimens.
Volume 1 covers the gold coinage of Louis IX to Louis XII (1226-1514).
The second volume focuses on the gold coins from the reigns of François I to Louis XVI (1515-1793).
Coins are fully illustrated in color and in actual size.
Jean-Yves Kind, an archivist and former special advisor on the Conservation of Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has managed the French coin collection at the National Library of France since 2009. He is a prolific author with numerous books and articles on numismatics, primarily published in the Revue Numismatique and the Bulletin of the French Numismatic Society.
• 2 volumes, all in color
Volume 1: 320 pages
Volume 2: 304 pages
• Hard bound with slipcase
• 12 x 8.25 inches each
• Published by Editions Victor Gadoury, Monaco with the Bibliotheque Nationale de France