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France 5 cents - Napoleon III 1855-B

France · 1855 · 5 centimes
Uncommon
€1.41minimum price
5,454,664coins minted
N485 KM777.2
RAIn my collection · album RARA-5CTCB
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The coin's story

Portrait of Napoleon III naked head to left to right; Imperial eagle at reverse, workshop of Rouen.

    Obverse

    NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR BARRE 1855

    Bust by Napoleon III, head naked, turned left, signed BARRE below.

    JBEngraved by Jacques-Jean Barre

    Reverse

    EMPIRE FRANÇAIS * CINQ CENTIMES * B

    Imperial eagle standing face, wings deployed, workshop « B » (Rouen) under the eagle.

    JBEngraved by Jacques-Jean Barre

    Specifications

    • Denomination5 centimes
    • Year1855
    • Mintage5,454,664
    • MintRouen
    • MaterialBronze
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter25 mm
    • Thickness1.25 mm
    • Weight5 g
    • EdgePlain
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    5 centimes 25 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.25 mm.

    Composition

    Copper95 % Tin5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N485Numista KM777.2Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    2 centimes1855 · 20 mm 5 centimes1855 · 25 mm 10 centimes1856 · 30.2 mm

    By the same engraver: Jacques-Jean Barre 5 coins

    1855France 2 cents Napoleon III 1855 A 1856France 10 cents - Napoleon III 1855-K horizontal vine leaf 1861France 5 cents Napoleon III 1861 BB 1862France 1 cent Napoleon III 1862 small B

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