fjt_1078342 - NAPOLEON IV Quinaire de la Naissance 1856
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Type : Quinaire de la Naissance
Date: 1856
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,12 g.
Edge : lisse + main
Puncheon : Main (1845 - 1860)
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine grise hétérogène, présentant une petite usure sur les hauts reliefs
Obverse
Obverse description : Bustes en jugate de l'empereur Napoléon III et de son épouse l'impératrice Eugénie signé CAQUÉ.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 14 JUIN 1856.
Reverse description : Buste de leur fils.
Commentary
Ce jeton a certainement été frappé pour commémorer la naissance de leur fils Napoléon IV et distribué à la foule lors des réjouissances. Notons que ce jeton du format d’un quinaire ne porte pas de poinçon.
This token was certainly struck to commemorate the birth of their son Napoleon IV and distributed to the crowd during the celebrations. Note that this token, the size of a quinary, does not bear a hallmark.
This token was certainly struck to commemorate the birth of their son Napoleon IV and distributed to the crowd during the celebrations. Note that this token, the size of a quinary, does not bear a hallmark.
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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