1857 A Napoleon III French Silver 5 Francs

Obverse

Reverse

Type Details

Country:  France 
Period:  Second Empire, Napoleon III 
Face value:  5 Francs 
Dates:  From 1854 to 1859 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Napoleon III facing left 
Legend:  NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR 
 
Reverse:  Crowned and mantled arms divide denomination, date below 
Legend:  EMPIRE FRANÇAIS 5 F 
 
Edge:  Inscription: DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Louis-Charles Bouvet 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 782 

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

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Issue

Year: 
1857 A 
Mint:  Paris 
Mintage:  93,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS18)
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 782.1 minted in Paris (France). 

Specifications

Total Weight:  25.0000g (0.80 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  22.50g (0.72 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $29.34 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  37.00mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 782.1 (1854-1859) minted in Paris (France).
  • KM# 782.2 (1855-1856) minted in Strasbourg (France).
  • KM# 782.3 (1855-1856) minted in Lyon (France).

Value Range

Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1857 A 93,000 $145 $270 $520 $820 $1430 $2520
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