Latin Monetary Union
The Latin Monetary Union (1865-1927) standardised the gold coins of several European countries on the Napoléon model: a 20-unit coin weighs 6.4516 g at 900 ‰, i.e. 5.806 g of fine gold, whatever the country (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Greece…).
Related coins
- Napoléon 20 francs
- Half-Napoléon 10 francs
- Belgian 20 francs Leopold II
- Swiss 20 francs Vreneli
- Italian 20 lire