| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1861-1870 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Dimensions | 37 mm |
| Thickness | 2.6 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Désiré-Albert Barre |
| In circulation to | 25 June 1928 |
| Reference(s) | F#331, Gad#739, KM#799 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Napoleon III facing left |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
BB
BARRE (Translation: Napoleon III Emperor) |
| Reverse description | Crowned and mantled arms divide denomination, date below |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | EMPIRE FRANÇAIS
5 F.
1868 (Translation: French Empire) |
| Edge | Smooth and inscripted |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) |
| Mintage | 1861 A - F. 331/1 - KM# 799.1 A small - 22 098 1861 A - F. 331/2 - KM# 799.1 A normal - 1861 ESSAI - (fr) A confirmer - KM# 799.1 - 1862 - F. 331/4 without mint letters - 1862 A - F. 331/3 - KM# 799.1 - 27 819 1863 A - F. 331/5 - KM# 799.1 - 14 997 1864 A - F. 331/6 - KM# 799.1 - 32 168 1865 A - F. 331/7 - KM# 799.1 - 24 577 1865 BB - F. 331/8 - KM# 799.2 - 72 557 1866 A - F. 331/9 - KM# 799.1 - 37 893 1867 A - F. 331/10 - KM# 799.1 - 6 511 287 1867 BB - F. 331/11 - KM# 799.2 - 4 337 636 1868 A - F. 331/12 - KM# 799.1 - 6 520 459 1868 BB - F. 331/13 - KM# 799.2 - 11 390 447 1869 A - F. 331/14 - KM# 799.1 - 2 055 891 1869 BB - F. 331/15 - KM# 799.2 BB normal - 9 601 259 1869 BB - F. 331/16 - KM# 799.2 BB small - 1870 A - F. 331/17 - KM# 799.1 - 6 246 264 1870 BB - F. 331/18 - KM# 799.2 - 2 022 004 |
| Catalog ID | 2590658030 |
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