Obverse description	Right profile of the emperor wearing a laurel wreath. In a circular arc, `Napoléon III` is inscribed on the left and `empereur` on the right. In the lower middle of the piece, the engraver`s signature (Barre).
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR (Translation: Napoleon III Emperor)
Reverse description	All the imperial symbols are grouped together on the reverse of this coin: the eagle, the crown, the imperial mantle, the cross of the Legion of Honor surmounted by an N for Napoleon, the scepter and the hand of justice. Around this ensemble, in an arc, are the words `Empire Français`. The denomination is placed on either side of the coin, `20` on the left and `FR` on the right. At the bottom of the coin is the year and a letter in front of the date indicating the mint.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	EMPIRE FRANÇAIS 20 FR 1868
Edge	Inscriptions in relief
Mint	A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
Mintage	1861 A - KM# 801.1 - 2 607 054 1861 BB - KM# 801.2 - 1 355 427 1862 A - KM# 801.1 - 4 883 223 1862 A - Large A - KM# 801.1 - 1862 BB - KM# 801.2 - 2 880 244 1863 A - KM# 801.1 - 3 870 706 1863 BB - KM# 801.2 - 4 752 567 1864 A - KM# 801.1 - 7 202 537 1864 BB - KM# 801.2 - 3 323 192 1864 BB - Large BB - KM# 801.2 - 1865 A - KM# 801.1 - 2 876 232 1865 BB - KM# 801.2 - 3 204 612 1866 A - KM# 801.1 - 6 915 459 1866 BB - KM# 801.2 - 6 862 213 1867 A - KM# 801.1 - 2 923 024 1867 BB - KM# 801.2 - 4 516 330 1867 BB - Large BB - KM# 801.2 - 1868 A - KM# 801.1 - 9 281 061 1868 BB - KM# 801.2 - 4 810 782 1869 A - KM# 801.1 - 4 046 294 1869 BB - KM# 801.2 - 7 316 553 1869 BB - Large BB - KM# 801.2 - 1870 A - KM# 801.1 - 864 873 1870 BB - KM# 801.2 - 1 852 567
Catalog ID	7602232270
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