1856 BB Napoleon III French Silver Franc (.900)

Obverse

Reverse

Type Details

Country:  France 
Period:  Second Empire, Napoleon III 
Face value:  1 Franc 
Dates:  From 1853 to 1863 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Napoleon III facing left 
Legend:  NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR 
 
Reverse:  Value within wreath 
Legend:  EMPIRE FRANÇAIS 1 FRANC 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Jean-Jacques Barre 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 779 

Currency

Unit:  French Franc 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  100 Centimes = 1 Franc
 
Mint Marks: 
A, (a) - Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
B - Rouen, France
B – Beaumont-le-Roger, France (1943-1958)
B, (b) – La Monnaie Royale, Brussels, Belgium (B inside circle)
BB - Strasbourg, France
C - Castelsarrasin, France
CL - Genoa, Italy
D - Lyon, France
G - Geneve, Switzerland
H - La Rochelle, France
I - Limoges, France
K - Bordeaux, France
L - Bayonne, France
M - Toulouse, France
MA - Marseille, France (MA monogram)
Q - Perpignan, France
R - London, England
(R) - Rome, Italy (crowned R)
(s) - Real Casa de la Moneda, Madrid, Spain (star)
T - Nantes, France
(tb) - Poissy, France (Thunderbolt)
U - Turin, Italy
W - Lille, France

Grades & Prices Available

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Issue

Year: 
1856 BB 
Mint:  Strasbourg 
Mintage:  1,635,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 779.2 minted in Strasbourg (France). 

Specifications

Total Weight:  5.0000g (0.16 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  4.50g (0.14 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $5.87 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  23.00mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 779.1 (1853-1863) minted in Paris (France).
  • KM# 779.2 (1856-1863) minted in Strasbourg (France).
  • KM# 779.3 (1856) minted in Lyon (France).

Value Range

Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1856 BB 1,635,000 $12.00 $24.00 $54 $125 $180 $250
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