20 Francs - Napoleon III

€3,390.00
IssuerFrance
Year1853-1860
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value20 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight6.45 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Désiré-Albert Barre
In circulation to25 June 1928
Reference(s) F#531, KM#781
Obverse descriptionThe portrait of Napoleon III facing right with the designer`s name below
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNAPOLEON III EMPEREUR BARRE
(Translation: Napoleon III Emperor Barre)
Reverse descriptionThe denomination above the date within a wreath
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringEMPIRE FRANCAIS 20 FRANCS 1860 BB
(Translation: French Empire 20 Francs 1860 BB)
EdgePlain
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
BB
Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
Mintage1853 A - KM# 781.1 - 5 787 241
1854 A - KM# 781.1 - 23 470 950
1855 A - Hand/anchor -
1855 A - KM# 781.1, dog/hand - 16 552 101
1855 BB - KM#781.2, dog/bee -
1855 BB - KM#782.2, bee/anchor - 1 817 394
1855 D - KM# 781.3, normal lion - 362 711
1855 D - Small lion -
1856 A - KM# 781.1 - 17 284 062
1856 BB - Dog/bee - 59 115
1856 BB - KM# 781.2, bee/anchor - 1 006 062
1857 A - KM# 781.1 - 19 208 790
1858 A - KM# 781.1 - 16 971 886
1858 BB - KM# 781.2 - 2 067 740
1859 A - KM# 781.1 - 20 163 578
1859 BB - KM# 781.2 - 5 868 250
1860 A - 1860/50 overdate -
1860 A - KM# 781.1 - 10 170 634
1860 BB - 1860/50 overdate -
1860 BB - KM# 781.2 - 5 766 631
Catalog ID6162338170
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