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5 Francs - Napoleon III large head
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1854-1855 |
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| In circulation to | 7 April 1855 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1854 A - (fr) F. 500A/1 - Tranche Cannelée - 2,870,170 1854 A - Proof - Smooth edge - 1854 A - Smooth edge - 690,838 1855 A - (fr) F. 500A/2 - Tranche cannelée - 936,176 |
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The large-headed portrait type was introduced in 1854 and almost immediately replaced — by 1855, the Monnaie de Paris had shifted to a small-head design, making this one of the shortest-lived portrait varieties in the Second Empire gold series. The change was essentially cosmetic, driven by aesthetic preferences at the mint rather than any monetary or political pressure.
Two die varieties account for the F#500 and F#500A distinction in Gadoury.