Kingdom of Westphalia
Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon I’s brother, was King of Westphalia from 1807-1813. The Kingdom was created by Napoleon I from territories he had conquered. In October 1813, the Kingdom of Westphalia was dissolved and in 1815 the territory was absorbed into Prussia.
Two types of coinage were minted in the King of Westphalia: francs according to the decimalized French standard, and thalers under the non-decimilized local standard.
Circulation Coins
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Coins are either minted in Cassel, Westphalia (“C”) or in Paris (“J” mint mark). The mint quality is relatively low and even the top coins have notable imperfections. Mintage is low, about 5k for the 40 franken, 40k for the 20 franken, 2k for the 10 franken, and 2k for the gold 5 franken. Mintage data for the silver denominations is unavailable.
An excellent write-up on Jérôme and his coinage is La Moneta forum by the user lorluke (here).
Restrikes exist for the 5, 10, and 20 franken coins. About 80 restrikes were minted in 1867 (see Gadoury 2023, p. 679). Restrikes have the “J” mint mark and smooth edges.
40 Franken
1813
(Image: Gadoury Oct 2023)
20 Franken
1808-1813
(Image: MDC Oct 2023)
10 Franken
5 Franken
5 Franken
2 Franken
1 Franken
1/2 Franken
Consolidated Mintage Data
[Pending - No Mintage Data found - except gold in Krause]
| Year | 1/2 Franken | 1 Franken | 2 Franken | 5 Franken | 5 Franken (Gold) | 10 Franken (Gold) | 20 Franken (Gold) | 40 Franken (Gold) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1808C | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1808J | Unk. | Unk. | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1809C | - | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1809J | - | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1810C | - | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1810J | - | - | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1811C | - | - | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1811J | - | - | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1812C | - | - | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1812J | - | - | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1813C | - | - | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| 1813J | - | - | - | ## | ## | ## | ## | ## |
| Total | Unk. | Unk. | Unk. | Unk. | ## | ## | ## | # |
<Finest Examples - 20 Franken>
[Pending]
NGC:
1808C: MS66 x1 MS64 x1
1808J Restrike: MS65 x1, MS64 x2, MS63+ x1
1808J PF: PF63 x1 (Cam); PF66 x1, PF65 x1, PF64 x1, PF63 x1 Restrike?
1808J: PF65 x1, PF63 x1 Restrike?
1809C: MS64 x1, MS63 x2, MS62 x4, MS61 x1
1809J: MS62 x1
1811C: MS62 x1
PCGS:
1808C: MS62 x1
1808J: MS64 x2, MS62 x1- not restrike (lettered) — The MS62 is actually restrike?
1808J PF Plain Edge: PF64 Restrike
1808J PF: PF65x1 Restrike?
1808
1808C - NGC MS66
(Image: Heritage May 2021)
1808C - NGC MS64
(Image: Heritage Feb 2025 / MDC Oct 2023)
1808C - PCGS MS62
(Image: Unknown x1)
1808J - NGC PF63 Cameo
(Image: MDC Apr 2023)
1808J - PCGS MS64
(Possibly mis-slabbed as non-restrike)
(Image: PCGS)
1808J - PCGS MS64
(Image: Unknown x1)
1808J - PCGS MS62
(Image: Unknown x1)
1809
1809C - NGC MS64
(Image: Unknown x1)
1809C - NGC MS63
(Image: MDC Oct 2023)
1809C - NGC MS63
(Image: Heritage Jan 2022)
1809C - NGC MS62
(Image: MDC Oct 2023)
1809C - NGC MS62
(Image: NGC)
1809C - NGC MS62
(Image: Unknown x1)
1809C - NGC MS62
(Image: Unknown x1)
1809C - NGC MS61
(Image: Kunker Jun 2024 / Stack’s Jan 2025)
1809J - NGC MS62
(Image: Numismatica Genevensis Dec 2024 / MDC Nov 2019)
1809J - Ungraded Stemp
(Image: Kunker Sep 2024)
1811
1811C - NGC MS62
(Image: SIMA Oct 2023)
Restrikes and Pattern Coins
[Placeholder for discussion on restrikes.]
1808J - NGC MS65
(Image: H.D. Raunch Dec 2013)
1808J - PCGS PF65 Cameo
(Image: MDC Oct 2023)
1808J - NGC PF66
(Image: Unknown 1x)
1808J - NGC PF63
(Image: Unknown 1x)
1808J - NGC PF65
(Image: Goldberg May 2009)
1808J - NGC MS64
(Image: Kunker Sep 2024 / NAC Dec 2022)
1808J - NGC MS64
(Image: Unknown 1x)
1808J - NGC MS63+
(Image: Unknown 1x)
1808J - PCGS PF64
(Image: Heritage Jan 2025 / MDC Oct 2023)
1808J - PCGS MS62
(Mis-slabbed as non-Restrike)
(Image: Gadoury Dec 2014)
1808J - Ungraded FDC
(Image: SIMA Oct 2023)