| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1853-1863 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 20 Centimes (0.20) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 1 g |
| Dimensions | 15 mm |
| Thickness | 0.65 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jacques-Jean Barre |
| In circulation to | 17 June 1868 |
| Reference(s) | F#148, Gad#305, KM#778 |
| Obverse description | Nude head of Napoleon III at left; signed below BARRE. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
BARRE (Translation: NAPOLEON III EMPEROR BARRE) |
| Reverse description | In a crown formed by two laurel branches. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | EMPIRE FRANÇAIS
20
CENT.
1854
A (Translation: FRENCH EMPIRE 20 CENT. 1854 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# 778.1 - Brown plate - Plain edge - 1853 A - KM# 778.1 - Small head - 679 863 1854 A - KM# 778.1 - 1 681 429 1855 A - KM# 778.1 - Head of dog - 361 989 1856 A - KM# 778.1 - 602 740 1856 BB - KM# 778.2 - 13 326 1856 D - KM# 778.3 - 395 542 1857 A - (fr) F. 148/8 - taille des différents normaux et petit A - 1857 A - (fr) F. 148/9 - KM# 778.1 - Grands différents et A normal - 1857 A - KM# 778.1 - 839 515 1858 A - (fr) F. 148/11 - KM# 778.1 - Grands différents - 1858 A - KM# 778.1 - 703 812 1859 A - KM# 778.1 - 3 731 359 1860 A - (fr) F. 148/13 - KM# 778.1 - 1860/50 - 1860 A - KM# 778.1 - 6 422 141 1860 BB - (fr) F. 148/15 - 1860/1850 - 1860 BB - KM# 778.2 - 2 986 177 1860 E - Essai - plain edge - 1862 A - KM# 778.1 - 53 926 1863 BB - KM# 778.2 - 397 985 |
| Catalog ID | 2090489900 |
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