1855 D (anchor) small D Napoleon III French Bronze 2 Centimes

Obverse
1855 D (anchor) small D Napoleon III French Bronze 2 Centimes (Obverse)

Reverse
1855 D (anchor) small D Napoleon III French Bronze 2 Centimes (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  France 
Period:  Second Empire, Napoleon III 
Face value:  2 Cents 
Dates:  From 1853 to 1857 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Napoleon III facing left 
Legend:  NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR 
 
Reverse:  Eagle 
Legend:  EMPIRE FRANÇAIS DEUX CENTIMES 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Jean-Jacques Barre 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 776 

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: 
1855 D (anchor) small D 
Mint:  Lyon 
Mintage:  2,554,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 776.4 minted in Lyon (France).
Anchor mark.
Small D. 

Specifications
Total Weight:  2.0000g (0.06 Oz)  
Composition:  Bronze 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  20.20mm 
Thickness:  0.80mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 776.1 (1853-1857) minted in Paris (France).
  • KM# 776.2 (1853-1857) minted in Rouen (France).
  • KM# 776.3 (1853-1856) minted in Strasbourg (France).
  • KM# 776.4 (1853-1857) minted in Lyon (France).
  • KM# 776.5 (1853-1857) minted in Bordeaux (France).
  • KM# 776.6 (1853-1857) minted in Marseille (France).
  • KM# 776.7 (1853-1857) minted in Lille (France).

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1855 D (anchor) small D 2,554,000 $3.00 $6.00 $12.00 $25.00 $38.50 $60
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