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French Gold Coins 20 Francs Gold Coin of 1866 Emperor Napoleon III of France
20 Franc Piece of Napoleon III of France, from 1857 to 1870.
Obverse: A laureate portrait of Louis - Napoléon Bonaparte - Napoleon III Emperor of the French, with the inscription "NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR". The engravers name BARRE below the head.
Reverse: The arms of the Second French Empire of Napoleon III, featuring an eagle and inset with "golden bees" as in the tomb of King Childeric I (Two sceptres, saltier wise, through a square shield, bearing the French eagle perched, and surrounded by a chain of the grand order of the "
Legion D'honneur " (Legion of Honor), the drapery suspended from a crown and forming a canopy, behind the shield, a sceptre.); Coin value "20 FR (20 FRANCS)" at either side of shield. Around the outside above the wreath is the inscription "EMPIRE FRANCAIS", and the date is below the shield. The mintmark appears to the left of the date.
The edge is inscribed in raised lettering "DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE" (God Protect France).
Years: 1861-1870.
Value: 20 Francs.
Metal: Gold (.900).
Weight: 6.4516 g.
Diameter: 21 mm.
Shape: Round.
The 20 Francs Napoleon III gold coin is a perfect item for gold investors thanks to its purity of 90.00%. Therefore, investors will obtain a coin with a gold content of 5.81 grams that has a fineness of 90.00%. The gold content used in manufacturing this coin together with the weight of the alloy amount to 6.45 grams.
The 0.1867 troy ounces of gold, which come in the shape of a coin accompanied by a historic charge, have a 21 mm diameter. These characteristics are standard for all the gold coins with 20 Francs denomination.
If you want to add to your collection a gold coin that illustrates the first President of the French Republic and, as Napoleon III, the Emperor of the Second French Empire. you should consider buying the French Gold 20 Francs of Napoleon III.
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