fmd_1094403 - Essai de 50 centimes, poids léger, tranche lisse 1874 Bruxelles GEM.79 1 var.
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Type : Essai de 50 centimes, poids léger, tranche lisse
Date: 1874
Mint name / Town : Bruxelles
Quantity minted : ---
Metal : silver
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,80 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R3
Slab
PCGS : SP62
Coments on the condition:
Sous coque PCGS SP62
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : (CROIX) NAPOLEON IV - EMPEREUR (LIS)// ESSAI.
Obverse description : Tête nue de Napoléon IV à gauche ; au-dessous, signé C. de F..
Reverse
Reverse legend : EMPIRE - FRANCAIS// 50 CENT./ 1874.
Reverse description : Couronne impériale.
Commentary
Exemplaire léger (1,80 g au lieu des 2,5 g théoriques) et à la tranche lisse (au lieu de striée).
Light example (1.80 g instead of the theoretical 2.5 g) and with a smooth edge (instead of a grooved one)
Light example (1.80 g instead of the theoretical 2.5 g) and with a smooth edge (instead of a grooved one)
Historical background
NAPOLEON IV
(1856-1879)
Napoleon, the son of Emperor Napoleon III and Eugénie de Montijo, was born on March 16, 1856. In 1870, he followed his mother into exile in England. When his father died in 1873, he became the head of the imperial family. He followed an English military training and participated in the Zululand campaign where he died on June 1, 1879.
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