2 Centimes - Napoleon III

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1853-1857
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Centimes (0.02)
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionBronze
Weight2 g
Dimensions20.2 mm
Thickness0.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jacques-Jean Barre
In circulation to24 November 1940
Reference(s) F#107, Gad#103, KM#776
Obverse descriptionPortrait facing left, inside beaded circle. Lettering around outside, date underneath
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNAPOLEON III EMPEREUR BARRE 1857
Reverse descriptionImperial eagle.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringEMPIRE FRANÇAIS W * DEUX CENTIMES *
EdgeSmooth
MintA
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)
Mintage1853 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
Catalog ID2046287720
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