| Issuer |
France
|
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Napoleon III (Napoléon III) (1852-1870)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1853-1857 |
| Value | 5 Centimes (0.05) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.25 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 31 October 1934 |
| Number | N# 485 |
| References | Franc 2014# 116 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Portrait facing left, inside beaded circle. Lettering around outside, date underneath
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
BARRE
1857
Translation:
NAPOLEON III EMPEROR
BARRE
1857
Engraver: Jacques-Jean Barre
Eagle facing right with mint letter below, inside beaded circle. Lettering around outside, value lettering below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EMPIRE FRANÇAIS
A
* CINQ CENTIMES *
Translation:
FRENCH EMPIRE
A
* FIVE CENTIMES *
Engraver: Jacques-Jean Barre
Plain
| A | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| B | Rouen, France (?-1858) |
| BB | Strasbourg, France (?-1870) |
| D | Lyon, France (413-1858) |
| K | Bordeaux, France (?-1880) |
| MA | Marseille, France (?-1858) |
| W | Lille, France (1685-1858) |
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1853 A | |
14 145 950 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 4.60 | $ 17 | $ 58 | Franc 2014# 116/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
17% | |||||
| 1853 B | |
|
4 589 667 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.00 | $ 5.40 | $ 120 | Franc 2014# 116/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
7% | |||||
| 1853 BB | |
4 196 728 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.20 | $ 5.60 | $ 5.60 | $ 26 | Franc 2014# 116/3 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
6% | ||||||
| 1853 D | |
|
5 209 981 | $ 0.96 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.80 | $ 5.20 | $ 38 | Franc 2014# 116/4 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
6% | |||||
| 1853 K | |
1 868 510 | $ 4.10 | $ 9.30 | $ 41 | Franc 2014# 116/5 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||
| 1853 MA | |
1 866 267 | $ 4.10 | $ 5.80 | $ 29 | Franc 2014# 116/6 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||
| 1853 W | |
5 520 174 | $ 0.73 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.90 | $ 4.60 | $ 43 | Franc 2014# 116/7 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | ||||||
| 1854 A | |
|
28 739 904 | $ 0.80 | $ 0.93 | $ 1.70 | $ 4.30 | $ 9.70 | $ 31 | Franc 2014# 116/8 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
26% | ||||
| 1854 B | |
16 354 246 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 5.20 | $ 12 | Franc 2014# 116/9 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
15% | ||||||
| 1854 BB | |
|
20 511 963 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 3.50 | $ 4.70 | Franc 2014# 116/10 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Small bee | 14% | ||||
| 1854 BB | |
$ 4.10 | $ 4.10 | $ 35 | Franc 2014# 116/11 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Large bee | 3% | ||||||||
| 1854 D | |
18 592 748 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 3.80 | $ 4.90 | Franc 2014# 116/12 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
14% | ||||||
| 1854 K | |
|
13 686 788 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 2.70 | Franc 2014# 116/13 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
12% | ||||||
| 1854 MA | |
14 817 532 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 4.80 | $ 6.20 | Franc 2014# 116/14 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
11% | ||||||
| 1854 W | |
|
14 988 485 | $ 0.41 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 3.20 | $ 6.90 | Franc 2014# 116/15 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
12% | |||||
| 1855 A |
|
15 945 210 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.60 | $ 4.20 | $ 4.20 | $ 34 | $ 63 | Franc 2014# 116/17 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
16% | ||||
| 1855 A | |
10 881 347 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.20 | $ 3.20 | $ 3.20 | $ 4.60 | Franc 2014# 116/16 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
12% | ||||||
| 1855 B |
|
12 816 484 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.20 | $ 3.20 | $ 6.40 | $ 9.90 | Franc 2014# 116/19 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
10% | ||||||
| 1855 B | |
5 454 664 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 5.10 | $ 5.10 | Franc 2014# 116/18 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | ||||||
| 1855 BB | 10 925 770 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.50 | $ 3.10 | $ 5.50 | Franc 2014# 116/21 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
11% | |||||||
| 1855 BB | |
5 996 710 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.40 | $ 4.10 | $ 28 | Franc 2014# 116/20 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
6% | ||||||
| 1855 D | 8 134 370 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.70 | $ 4.00 | $ 4.00 | Franc 2014# 116/23 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
10% | ||||||||
| 1855 D | |
5 919 360 | $ 1.20 | $ 4.00 | $ 4.00 | Franc 2014# 116/22 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||
| 1855 K | 10 398 771 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.70 | $ 1.70 | Franc 2014# 116/25 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | ||||||||
| 1855 K | |
5 259 710 | $ 0.06 | $ 3.50 | $ 7.50 | Franc 2014# 116/24 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
5% | ||||||||
| 1855 MA | 10 572 253 | $ 0.29 | $ 1.70 | $ 2.70 | $ 5.80 | Franc 2014# 116/27 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | ||||||||
| 1855 MA | |
4 821 260 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 14 | $ 21 | Franc 2014# 116/26 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
4% | |||||||
| 1855 W | 11 158 108 | $ 0.28 | $ 1.70 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.10 | $ 5.80 | Franc 2014# 116/29 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
9% | |||||||
| 1855 W | |
|
6 299 653 | $ 0.44 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.70 | $ 2.20 | $ 12 | Franc 2014# 116/28 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | |||||
| 1856 A | 26 091 489 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.99 | $ 1.70 | $ 2.50 | $ 5.50 | Franc 2014# 116/30 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
22% | |||||||
| 1856 B | 14 714 480 | $ 0.09 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.30 | $ 6.70 | $ 6.80 | Franc 2014# 116/31 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
13% | |||||||
| 1856 BB | 10 622 652 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.70 | $ 3.80 | $ 4.10 | Franc 2014# 116/32 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
11% | |||||||
| 1856 D | 7 766 549 | $ 0.56 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.30 | $ 8.10 | Franc 2014# 116/33 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
7% | ||||||||
| 1856 K |
|
14 975 880 | $ 0.29 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.30 | $ 4.60 | Franc 2014# 116/34 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
12% | ||||||
| 1856 MA | 16 819 474 | $ 0.70 | $ 1.00 | $ 2.20 | $ 2.80 | $ 18 | Franc 2014# 116/35 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
11% | |||||||
| 1856 W |
|
15 586 580 | $ 0.53 | $ 1.10 | $ 2.10 | $ 3.20 | $ 3.50 | Franc 2014# 116/36 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
15% | ||||||
| 1857 A | 5 338 204 | $ 0.58 | $ 2.30 | $ 5.30 | $ 5.80 | Franc 2014# 116/37 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | ||||||||
| 1857 B | 1 843 090 | $ 0.65 | $ 23 | $ 80 | Franc 2014# 116/38 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.8% | |||||||||
| 1857 BB | 1 410 378 | Franc 2014# 116/39 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.8% | ||||||||||||
| 1857 D | 1 433 190 | Franc 2014# 116/40 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.7% | ||||||||||||
| 1857 K | 2 018 664 | $ 1.30 | $ 4.60 | $ 16 | $ 29 | Franc 2014# 116/41 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||
| 1857 MA | 4 187 539 | $ 0.35 | $ 8.80 | $ 8.80 | $ 14 | Franc 2014# 116/42 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
4% | ||||||||
| 1857 W | 1 582 420 | $ 1.20 | $ 35 | Franc 2014# 116/43 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.8% | ||||||||||
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Heritage Auctions A Special Selection of World Coins Monthly Internet Auction 271912 Lot 36160
|
24 Mar 2019 |
1853 B |
UNC (PCGS MS64 Red and Brown) |
USD 109.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions A Special Selection of World Coins Monthly Internet Auction 271912 Lot 36159
|
24 Mar 2019 |
1853 B |
UNC (PCGS MS65 Red and Brown) |
USD 114.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
||
| © Heritage Auctions | ||||||
|
CGB E-auction n°646
|
1 Sep 2025 |
1853 D |
XF (PCGS MS62) |
USD 116.06
(EUR 100.00) (incl. buyer's premium) |
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| © CGB | ||||||
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 1057
|
26 Jul 2022 |
1853 D |
XF |
USD 38.30
(EUR 33.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 82 Lot 1617
|
13 May 2023 |
1854 A |
AU |
USD 35.98
(EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 61 Lot 2721
|
7 Jun 2022 |
1854 A |
AU (NGC AU58) |
USD 17.41
(EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 69 Lot 630
|
29 Oct 2022 |
1854 BB |
VF |
USD 18.57
(EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 79 Lot 304
|
21 Mar 2023 |
1854 W |
XF |
USD 49.91
(EUR 43.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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Katz Auction 149 Lot 1194
|
8 Feb 2025 |
1855 A |
UNC |
USD 62.67
(EUR 54.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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Katz Auction 136 Lot 1276
|
28 Aug 2024 |
1855 A |
UNC |
USD 62.67
(EUR 54.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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