10 Francs - Napoléon III bare head

€356,585.00
IssuerFrance
Year1855-1860
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight3.2258 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jacques-Jean Barre
In circulation to25 June 1928
Reference(s) F#506, KM#784.3, KM#784.4
Obverse descriptionRight portrait of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870, without laurel wreath.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNAPOLEON III EMPEREUR BARRE
Reverse descriptionThe face value and year within a wreath made of two laurel branches linked at their base by a ribbon. `FRENCH EMPIRE` along the scroll.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringEMPIRE FRANÇAIS 10 FRANCS 1855 A
EdgeReeded
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
BB
Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
Mintage1855 A - KM#784.3 - 5 175 451
1855 BB - KM#784.4 - 32 146
1856 A - KM#784.3 - 10 774 115
1857 A - KM#784.3 - 14 476 653
1858 A - KM#784.3 - 7 576 123
1858 BB - KM#784.4 - 676 924
1859 A - KM#784.3 - 10 078 154
1859 BB - KM#784.4 - 3 216 710
1860 A - KM#784.3 -
1860 A - KM#784.3 - 5 985 069
1860 BB - KM#784.4 - 3 101 032
Catalog ID1018914980
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