1856 B Napoleon III French Bronze Cent

Obverse

1856 B Napoleon III French Bronze Cent (Obverse)

Reverse

1856 B Napoleon III French Bronze Cent (Reverse)

Type Details

Designer(s) / Engraver(s):
Country:	France
Period:	Second Empire, Napoleon III
Face value:	1 Cent
Dates:	From 1853 to 1857
Purpose:	Circulation

Obverse:	Head of Napoleon III facing left
Legend:	NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR

Reverse:	Eagle
Legend:	EMPIRE FRANÇAIS UN CENTIME

Edge:	Plain

	Jean-Jacques Barre

Catalogue:	KM# 775

Currency

Mint Marks:
Unit:	French Franc
System:	Decimal

Fractions:	100 Centimes = 1 Franc

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:	1856 B
Mint:	Rouen
Mintage:	4,373,000
Scarcity:
Valuation:
Notes:	KM# 775.2 minted in Rouen (France).

Specifications

Total Weight:	1.0000g (0.03 Oz)
Composition:	Bronze
Alignment:	Coin
Diameter:	15.00mm

Description

Varieties:

KM# 775.1 (1853-1857) minted in Paris (France).
KM# 775.2 (1853-1857) minted in Rouen (France).
KM# 775.3 (1853-1857) minted in Strasbourg (France).
KM# 775.4 (1853-1857) minted in Lyon (France).
KM# 775.5 (1853-1857) minted in Bordeaux (France).
KM# 775.6 (1853-1857) minted in Marseille (France) with MA monogram.
KM# 775.7 (1853-1857) minted in Lille (France).

Value Range

Year	Mintage	G	F	VF	EF	AU	UNC	BU	PF
1856 B	4,373,000		$2.00	$6.70	$9.00	$12.00	$16.00