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FRANCE – SECOND EMPIRE – 5-franc gold Napoleon III coin, lau…
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187
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FRANCE – SECOND EMPIRE – 5-franc gold Napoleon III coin, lau…
See original version (French)
Estimate CHF 130 - CHF 170
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE – SECOND EMPIRE – 5-franc gold Napoleon III coin, laureate head, 1867 A – Paris.
Obverse: Laureate head of Napoleon III facing right. Inscription: ‘NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR’.
Signature ‘BARRE’ beneath the bust.
Reverse: Denomination ‘5 FRANCS’ and the year 1867 in the centre of a laurel wreath. Inscription ‘
EMPIRE FRANÇAIS’; mint mark ‘A’ for Paris.
Edge: Fluted.
Legal weight: 1.61 g.
Metal and fineness: 900 gold.
Diameter: 16.5 mm.
Mint: Paris, letter A.
Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre.
References: Franc F.502; Gadoury 1002.
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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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