Obverse description	Laureate head of Napoleon III on the left; signed BARRE below.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR A (Translation: Napoleon III Emperor)
Reverse description	Shield decorated with an eagle placed on a thunderbolt, surrounded by the necklace of the Legion of Honor, placed on Crowned mantle embroidering a scepter and a hand of justice, date below.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	EMPIRE FRANÇAIS 1 F 1868 (Translation: French Empire)
Edge	Reeded
Mint	A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
Mintage	1866 A - KM# 806.1 - 14 638 380 1866 BB - KM# 806.2 - 7 203 960 1866 K - KM# 806.3 - 1 402 285 1867 A - KM# 806.1 - 12 131 428 1867 BB - KM# 806.2 - Big BB (variant) - 1867 BB - KM# 806.2 - Small BB (normal) - 7 294 258 1867 K - KM# 806.3 - 6 091 959 1868 A - KM# 806.1 - 14 942 298 1868 BB - (fr) F. 215/11 - BB aussi au revers - 1868 BB - KM# 806.2 - 10 230 151 1868 BB - KM# 806.2 - Big BB - 1868 K - KM# 806.3 - 22 000 1869 A - KM# 806.1 - 3 723 271 1869 BB - KM# 806.2 - 3 094 263 1870 A - (fr) A confirmer - KM# 806.1 - existence de ce millésime controversé - 788 000 1870 BB - KM# 806.2 - 1 991 998
Catalog ID	6865761950
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