WAR OF THE SIXTH COALITION, Croatia. Zara (Zadar). Besieged by the British, 1813. AR 18 Francs 24 Centimes (53mm, 121.1 g, 10h). Dated 1813. Crowned eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head right, with wings spread; ZAR to left, 1813 to right; all within diamond incuse / 4.0./018F 40C in two lines on tablet; all within incuse square. On edge: SB, SP and MF in three incuse squares. Korchnak 662a; cf. Maillet pl. CXXX, 1; De Mey & Poindessault 852; KM 4. Toned, scratches, some edge bruises. EF. Rare large denomination.
Ex Auction World Co. 7 (21 January 2017), lot 669.