2 Centimes - Napoleon III laureate, provisional bust

Features

Issuer France
Emperor Napoleon III (Napoléon III) (1852-1870)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1861
Value 2 Centimes (0.02)
Currency Franc (1795-1959)
Composition Bronze (Bronze)
Weight 2 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 24 November 1940
Number
N#
176673
References F# 108,
Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
KM# 796
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Napoleon III laureate head, turned to the left.
Captions in the periphery and vintage below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
BARRE
1861

Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre

Reverse

Imperial eagle, workshop letter and value below, legends on the periphery.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EMPIRE FRANÇAIS
A
* DEUX CENTIMES *

Engraver: Jacques-Jean Barre

Edge

Smooth

Mints

A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
K Bordeaux, France (?-1880)

Marks

Anchor with ring Désiré-Albert Barre, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1855-1878)
Bee Alfred Renouard de Bussière, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1860-1879)
Trefoil cross Henri Delbecque, Mint Master, Strasbourg (1860-1870), Bordeaux (1870-1878)
Pick and hammer Ernest Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Mint Master, Bordeaux (1860-1867)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1861 A Anchor with ring Bee 4 981 557 $ 4.30 $ 4.30 68% (fr) F. 108/1 - Tirage inclu au buste définitif
1861 BB Anchor with ring Trefoil cross 2 491 191 $ 4.30 $ 5.00 $ 5.00 35% (fr) F. 108/2 - Tirage inclu au buste définitif
1861 K Anchor with ring Pick and hammer 3 387 732 $ 9.70 25% (fr) F. 108/3 - Tirage inclu au buste définitif

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