French coins 5 Francs Silver coin, Emperor Napoleon III of France. |
Coins of France5 Francs Silver coin |
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Obverse: Bust of Napoleon III left. Engraver´s name ("BARRE") below.
Legend: NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR / A
Reverse: Arms of the Bonaparte Dynasty, splitting value (5-F).
Legend: EMPIRE FRANCAIS (bee) 1870 (anchor)
Mint Place: Paris (A)
References: KM-799.1.
Weight: 24.92 gram of Silver (.900)
Diameter: 37 mm
The Second French Empire or Second Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.