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FRANCE - SET OF FOUR 5-FRANC SILVER COINS - Napoleon III and…
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90
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FRANCE - SET OF FOUR 5-FRANC SILVER COINS - Napoleon III and…
See original version (French)
Estimate CHF 80 - CHF 100
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - SET OF FOUR 5-FRANC SILVER COINS - Napoleon III and Hercules type,
1867–1875.
Set comprising four French 5-franc silver coins:
5 francs Napoleon III, laureate head, 1867 BB – Strasbourg
Obverse: Laureate head of Napoleon III facing left, with the inscription ‘NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR’.
Reverse: Imperial coat of arms on a crowned mantling, denomination, year of issue and mint mark BB.
5-franc Napoleon III, laureate head, 1868 BB – Strasbourg
Same design, dated 1868.
5 francs Hercules, 1873 A – Paris
Obverse: Hercules uniting the personifications of Liberty and Equality; motto ‘LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ
FRATERNITÉ’.
Reverse: Denomination and year of issue within a wreath of oak and laurel; legend ‘RÉPUBLIQUE
FRANÇAISE’ and mintmark A.
5 francs Hercules, 1875 K – Bordeaux
Same design, with the year 1875 and mint mark K.
Edge: Inscription in relief ‘DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE’ on both Napoleon III coins;
the inscription ‘DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE’ on the Hercules-type coins.
Metal and fineness: Silver.
Average weight: 25.00 g per coin.
Condition: Very Good+; wear from circulation, marks and patina varying depending on the specimen.
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About the sale
Numismatic sales & collectible coins
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Auction time
11/06/2026 at 1:00 PM
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