10 Centimes - Napoleon III
Obverse: © smithymx67
Reverse: © smithymx67
Description
This was a standard circulation coin.
Key Details
Country
France (FRA)
Currency
Franc
₣
1795 - 1959
Type
Standard Circulating
Years
1861 - 1865
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Diameter (⌀)
30 mm
Thickness
1.6 mm
Weight
10 g
Face Value
10 Centimes (0.10)
Demonetized
Yes
Composition
Bronze
Obverse (heads)
Obverse Description
A portrait facing left with text around.
Obverse Designer
Désiré-Albert Barre
Obverse Lettering
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
BARRE
1862
Reverse (tails)
Reverse Description
An eagle with text around.
Reverse Designer
Jean-Jacques Barre
Reverse Lettering
EMPIRE FRANÇAIS
A
* DIX CENTIMES *
Edge
Edge Description
Plain
Mints
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (A or E)
864 - to date
Strasbourg Mint, Strasbourg (BB)
Bordeaux, France (K)
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
1861 A
3,688,306
Circulated
1861 BB
4,634,355
Circulated
1861 E
Circulated
1861 K
4,461,451
Circulated
1862 A
5,463,211
Circulated
1862 BB
4,692,605
Circulated
1862 K
5,145,329
Circulated
1863 A
4,196,184
Circulated
1863 BB
1,716,817
Circulated
1863 K
4,520,929
Circulated
1864 A
1,556,490
Circulated
1864 BB
2,676,287
Circulated
1864 K
3,075,038
Circulated
1865 A
1,436,255
Circulated
1865 BB
4,796,851
Circulated