Portrait facing left, inside beaded circle. Lettering around outside, date underneath.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
BARRE
1864
Reverse description
Eagle. Mintmark below.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
EMPIRE FRANÇAIS
K
* CINQ CENTIMES *
Edge
Smooth
Mint
A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) E Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880)