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Information
Country
France
France
Currency
Franc
(1795 – 1959)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
5 Francs - Napoleon III
Year
1861 – 1870
Ruler
Napoleon III (Napoléon III)
(1852–1870)
Composition
Silver (.900)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
25
Diameter (mm)
37
Thickness (mm)
2.6
Demonetized
25 June 1928
Description
5 Francs - Napoleon III from France. Issued from 1861 to 1870. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 37 mm and weighs 25 g.
- Obverse
- Laureate head of Napoleon III facing left (Napoleon III Emperor)
- Reverse
- Crowned and mantled arms divide denomination, date below (French Empire)
- Edge
- Smooth and inscripted (God Protects France)
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | g | vg | f | vf | xf | au | unc | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1870 A
|
6.2M | € 16,00 | € 16,00 | € 19,00 | € 22,00 | € 32,00 | € 49,00 | € 1500,00 | F. 331/17 - KM# 799.1 | 27% | |
|
1870 BB
|
2M | — | € 20,00 | € 20,00 | € 28,00 | € 46,00 | € 46,00 | € 660,00 | F. 331/18 - KM# 799.2 | 11% | |
|
1869 A
|
2.1M | — | — | € 16,00 | € 22,00 | € 38,00 | € 220,00 | € 850,00 | F. 331/14 - KM# 799.1 | 12% | |
|
1869 BB
|
9.6M | — | € 20,00 | € 20,00 | € 24,00 | € 26,00 | € 44,00 | — | F. 331/15 - KM# 799.2 BB normal | 30% | |
|
1869 BB
|
— | — | — | — | € 20,00 | — | — | — | F. 331/16 - KM# 799.2 BB small | 1.4% | |
|
1868 A
|
6.5M | — | € 19,00 | € 19,00 | € 24,00 | € 33,00 | € 110,00 | € 220,00 | F. 331/12 - KM# 799.1 | 26% | |
|
1868 BB
|
11.4M | — | € 20,00 | € 20,00 | € 22,00 | € 29,00 | € 54,00 | € 330,00 | F. 331/13 - KM# 799.2 | 39% | |
|
1867 A
|
6.5M | — | € 14,00 | € 17,00 | € 22,00 | € 33,00 | € 50,00 | € 240,00 | F. 331/10 - KM# 799.1 | 27% | |
|
1867 BB
|
4.3M | — | € 15,00 | € 19,00 | € 26,00 | € 27,00 | € 49,00 | — | F. 331/11 - KM# 799.2 | 19% | |
|
1866 A
|
37.9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 331/9 - KM# 799.1 | 0.8% | |
|
1865 A
|
24.6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 331/7 - KM# 799.1 | 0.5% | |
|
1865 BB
|
72.6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 331/8 - KM# 799.2 | 0.4% | |
|
1864 A
|
32.2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | € 4200,00 | F. 331/6 - KM# 799.1 | 0.6% | |
|
1863 A
|
15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 331/5 - KM# 799.1 | 0.6% | |
|
1862
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 331/4 without mint letters | 0.1% | |
|
1862 A
|
27.8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 331/3 KM# 799.1 | 0.7% | |
|
1861 A
|
22.1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 331/1 - KM# 799.1 A small | 0.7% | |
|
1861 A
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | F. 331/2 - KM# 799.1 A normal | 0.2% | |
|
1861 ESSAI
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (fr) A confirmer - KM# 799.1 | 0.2% |
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