French Empire, Napoleon III, 5 francs, 1867 A
Also known as: Keizerrijk Frankrijk, Napoleon III, 5 francs,1867 A
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1867
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. At the lower right, the letter A [=Paris]. Reverse: between denomination mark, crowned mantle bearing a circular coat of arms encircled by the collar of an order of chivalry with jewel, behind which are two crossed sceptres. At the bottom, the date. Raised edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3425; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.7 cm x weight 24.91 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.7 cm x weight 24.91 g
Design
- Obverse
- laureate head of the emperor facing left. At the lower right, the letter A [=Paris].
- Reverse
- between denomination mark, crowned mantle bearing a circular coat of arms encircled by the collar of an order of chivalry with jewel, behind which are two crossed sceptres. At the bottom, the date. Raised edge lettering.
Identification
- Original title
- Keizerrijk Frankrijk, Napoleon III, 5 francs,1867 A
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-3425
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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