Portrait facing left, inside beaded circle. Lettering around outside, date underneath
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
BARRE
1857
Reverse description
Imperial eagle.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
EMPIRE FRANÇAIS
W
* DEUX CENTIMES *
Edge
Smooth
Mint
A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) B Rouen, France (?-1858) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) D Lyon, France (?-1858) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) MA Marseille, France (?-1858) W Lille, France (1685-1858)
Mintage
1853 A - KM# 776.1 - 657 550 1853 B - KM# 776.2 - 538 580 1853 BB - KM# 776.3 - 211 996 1853 D - Big D - KM# 776.4 - 1853 D - small D - KM# 776.4 - 1853 K - KM# 776.5 - 116 625 1853 MA - KM# 776.6 - 192 046 1853 W - KM# 776.7 - 70 239 1854 A - KM# 776.1 - 3 360 354 1854 B - KM# 776.2 - 1 995 174 1854 BB - KM# 776.3 - 1 988 420 1854 D - Big D, Big lion - KM# 776.4 - 2 523 954 1854 D - Big D, small lion - 1854 D - small D, Big lion - KM# 776.4 - 1854 D - small D, small lion - 1854 K - KM# 776.5 - 1 545 169 1854 MA - KM# 776.6 - 1 282 292 1854 W - KM# 776.7 - 3 401 758 1855 A - anchor - 1855 A - dog - 5 126 369 1855 B - anchor - 1855 B - dog - 1 753 734 1855 BB - anchor - 1855 BB - dog - 2 105 599 1855 D - anchor, Big D, Big lion - 1855 D - anchor, Big D, small lion - 1855 D - anchor, small D, Big lion - 1855 D - anchor, small D, small lion - 1855 D - dog, Big D, Big lion - 3 327 859 1855 D - dog, Big D, small lion - 1855 D - dog, small D, Big lion - 1855 D - dog, small D, small lion - 1855 K - anchor - 1855 K - dog - 1 068 387 1855 MA - anchor - 1855 MA - dog - 2 505 761 1855 W - anchor - 939 230 1856 A - KM# 776.1 - 1 737 739 1856 B - KM# 776.2 - 4 461 561 1856 BB - KM# 776.3 - 1 281 437 1856 K - KM# 776.5 - 2 280 342 1856 MA - KM# 776.6 - 2 712 188 1856 W - KM# 776.7 - 2 485 446 1857 A - KM# 776.1 - 1 249 740 1857 B - KM# 776.2 - 1 861 940 1857 D - Big D, Big lion - KM# 776.4 - 999 880 1857 D - Big D, small lion - 1857 D - small D - KM# 776.4 - 1857 K - KM# 776.5 - 749 922 1857 MA - KM# 776.6 - 1 249 831 1857 W - KM# 776.7 - 2 249 770