1/2 Franc - Napoleon I

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1802-1803
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Franc
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight2.50 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Pierre-Joseph Tiolier
In circulation to17 June 1868
Reference(s) F#173, Gad#394, KM#648
Obverse descriptionNaked head of Bonaparte on the right; signed Tiolier below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringBONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL·
Reverse descriptionIn a crown formed by two olive branches.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringRÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. DEMI FRANC. .. AN 12. .A.
EdgePointed and crossed out in hollow
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
BB
Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
G
Geneva, Switzerland
H
La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I
Limoges, France (?-1837)
K
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
L
Bayonne, France (?-1837)
M
Toulouse, France (?-1837)
MA
Marseille, France (?-1858)
Q
Perpignan, France (?-1837)
T
Nantes, France (?-1837)
U
Turin, Italy
Mintage11 (1802) A - KM#648.1 - 31 380
12 (1803) A - KM#648.1 - 280 361
12 (1803) BB - KM#648.2 - 2 125
12 (1803) D - KM#648.3 - 13 716
12 (1803) G - KM#648.4 - 7 407
12 (1803) H - KM#648.5 - 1 988
12 (1803) I - KM#648.6 - 416 350
12 (1803) K - KM#648.7 - 11 668
12 (1803) L - KM#648.8 - 54 128
12 (1803) M - KM#648.9 - 136 236
12 (1803) MA - KM#648.10 - 26 052
12 (1803) Q - KM#648.11 - 53 589
12 (1803) T - KM#648.12 - 16 885
12 (1803) U - KM#648.13 - 3 150
Catalog ID2477846110
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