1854 A Napoleon III French Silver 20 Centimes (.900)

Obverse

Reverse

Type Details

Country:  France 
Period:  Second Empire, Napoleon III 
Face value:  20 Cents 
Dates:  From 1853 to 1863 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Napoleon III facing left 
Legend:  NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR 
 
Reverse:  Value and date surrounded by wreath 
Legend:  EMPIRE FRANÇAIS 20 CENT. 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Jean-Jacques Barre 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 778 

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: 
1854 A 
Mint:  Paris 
Mintage:  1,683,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 778.1 minted in Paris (France). 

Specifications

Total Weight:  1.0000g (0.03 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  0.90g (0.03 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $1.17 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  15.00mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 778.1 (1853-1862) minted in Paris (France).
  • KM# 778.2 (1856-1863) minted in Strasbourg (France).
  • KM# 778.3 (1856) minted in Lyon (France).

Value Range

Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1854 A 1,683,000 $2.90 $5.80 $12.50 $25.50 $39.50 $60
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