Live auction - fmd_504777 - Dix centimes Napoléon III, tête nue, satirique suisse 1854 Lyon F.133/15 var.

Dix centimes Napoléon III, tête nue, satirique suisse 1854 Lyon F.133/15 var. VF

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Estimate :	200 €
Price :	no bid
Maximum bid :	no bid
End of the sale :	30 October 2018 16:53:58

Type : Dix centimes Napoléon III, tête nue, satirique suisse

Date: 1854

Mint name / Town : Lyon

Quantity minted : ---

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 30 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 9,34 g.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R2

Catalogue references :

Classement FRANC 2023 / FRANC 2023 classificationF.133/15 var.

Obverse

Obverse legend : NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR// (LEVRETTE) 1854 (MM).

Obverse description : Tête nue de Napoléon III à gauche regravée en tête de James Fazy ; signé BARRE au-dessous.

Reverse

Reverse legend : EMPIRE FRANÇAIS// *DIX CENTIMES*.

Reverse description : Aigle debout de face sur un foudre, les ailes ouvertes, la tête tournée à droite ; au-dessous, D.

Commentary

Très rare exemplaire de monnaie satirique suisse, regravée à l’effigie de James Fazy, homme politique suisse, fondateur du Parti radical genevois. Il s’agit de l’exemplaire illustré dans l’ouvrage “Histoire des Monnaies Satiriques” de Christian Schweyer, p.615.
A very rare example of a Swiss satirical coin, re-engraved with the image of James Fazy, Swiss politician and founder of the Geneva Radical Party. This is the example illustrated in the book “Histoire des Monnaies Satiriques” by Christian Schweyer, p. 615