| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1853-1859 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Dimensions | 27 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jacques-Jean Barre |
| In circulation to | 17 June 1868 |
| Reference(s) | F#262, Gad#523, KM#780 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Napoleon III facing left. At bottom mint master mark left, designer centre and graveur générale mark right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
BARRE (Translation: NAPOLEON III EMPEROR BARRE) |
| Reverse description | Value and year within wreath. Legend at top. Mint mark at bottom. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | EMPIRE FRANÇAIS
2
FRANCS
1857
A (Translation: FRENCH EMPIRE 2 FRANCS 1855 A) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) D Lyon, France (?-1858) |
| Mintage | 1853 A - KM# 780.1 - 48 936 1854 A - KM# 780.1 - 214 951 1855 A - (fr) F. 262/3 - km# 780.1 - 82 375 1856 A - (fr) F. 262/4 - km# 780.1 - 240 711 1856 A - (fr) F. 262/5 - km# 780.1 - 1856 BB - Large BB - KM# 780.2 - 693 113 1856 BB - Small BB - KM# 780.2 - 1856 D - KM# 780.3 - 288 694 1857 A - KM# 780.1 - 338 780 1858 A - KM# 780.1 - 1 280 1859 A - KM# 780.1 - 886 |
| Catalog ID | 2891133580 |
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