Franc from the French Empire of Napoleon III, 1867
Also known as: Franc uit het keizerrijk Frankrijk van Napoleon III, 1867
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1867
Silver coin. Obverse: laureate head of the emperor facing left. Bottom right, the letter A [=Paris]. Reverse: between denomination, a crowned mantle bearing a round coat of arms surrounded by the collar of an order of chivalry with badge, behind which two crossed scepters. Below, year. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3426; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.3 cm x weight 5 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.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.3 cm x weight 5 g
Design
- Obverse
- laureate head of the emperor facing left. Bottom right, the letter A [=Paris].
- Reverse
- between denomination, a crowned mantle bearing a round coat of arms surrounded by the collar of an order of chivalry with badge, behind which two crossed scepters. Below, year. Milled edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Franc uit het keizerrijk Frankrijk van Napoleon III, 1867
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-3426
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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