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FRANCE – SECOND EMPIRE – 5-franc gold Napoleon III coin, bar…
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FRANCE – SECOND EMPIRE – 5-franc gold Napoleon III coin, bar…
See original version (French)
Estimate CHF 130 - CHF 170
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE – SECOND EMPIRE – 5-franc gold Napoleon III coin, bareheaded, 1860 BB – Strasbourg.
Obverse: Bareheaded head of Napoleon III facing right. Inscription ‘NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR’.
Signature ‘BARRE’ beneath the bust.
Reverse: Denomination ‘5 FRANCS’ and the year 1860 in the centre of a laurel wreath. Inscription ‘
EMPIRE FRANÇAIS’; mint mark ‘BB’ for Strasbourg.
Edge: Fluted.
Legal weight: 1.61 g.
Metal and fineness: 900 gold.
Diameter: 17 mm.
Mint: Strasbourg, BB.
Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre.
References: Franc F.501/13; Gadoury 1001.
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About the sale
Numismatic sales & collectible coins
Auction location
Auction time
11/06/2026 at 1:00 PM
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