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20 Centimes - Napoleon III Pattern
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1854 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Napoleon III facing left, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair and a short imperial beard. The legend NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR curves around the upper periphery, while the engraver's signature BARRE appears in small capitals at the base of the truncation. The portrait is executed in the neoclassical style characteristic of Barre's work, with a clean, sharply defined profile against a flat field. The coin's edge is bordered by a fine beaded inner circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR BARRE |
| Reverse description | The denomination 20 CENT. and the date 1854 are displayed in three lines at the center of the field, enclosed within a laurel wreath tied at the base. The mint mark A appears below the wreath at the bottom, indicating the Paris Mint. The legend EMPIRE FRANÇAIS curves around the upper periphery outside the wreath, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. The overall layout is clean and formal, consistent with the essai coinage of the Second French Empire. |
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