2 Centimes – France
Standard circulation coins
Series: 1853 France circulation coins
Context
Years: 1853–1857
Issuer: France 
Period:
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Ruler: Napoleon III
Currency:
(1795—1959)
Demonetization: 24 November 1940
Total mintage: 42,143,183
Material
References
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Numista: #483
Obverse
Inscription:
NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR
BARRE
1857
BARRE
1857
Translation:
NAPOLEON III EMPEROR
BARRE
1857
BARRE
1857
Script: Latin
Language: French
Engraver: Jacques-Jean Barre
Reverse
Inscription:
EMPIRE FRANÇAIS
W
* DEUX CENTIMES *
W
* DEUX CENTIMES *
Translation:
FRENCH EMPIRE
W
* TWO CENTIMES *
W
* TWO CENTIMES *
Script: Latin
Language: French
Engraver: Jacques-Jean Barre
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| Monnaie de Paris | A |
| Rouen | B |
| Strasbourg | BB |
| Lyon | D |
| Bordeaux | K |
| Marseille | MA |
| Lille | W |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853 | A | 657,550 | ||
| 1853 | B | 538,580 | ||
| 1853 | BB | 211,996 | ||
| 1853 | D | — | ||
| 1853 | K | 116,625 | ||
| 1853 | MA | 192,046 | ||
| 1853 | W | 70,239 | ||
| 1854 | A | 3,360,354 | ||
| 1854 | B | 1,995,174 | ||
| 1854 | BB | 1,988,420 | ||
| 1854 | D | 2,523,954 | ||
| 1854 | MA | 1,282,292 | ||
| 1854 | W | 3,401,758 | ||
| 1854 | K | 1,545,169 | ||
| 1855 | BB | — | ||
| 1855 | D | — | ||
| 1855 | K | — | ||
| 1855 | MA | — | ||
| 1855 | W | 939,230 | ||
| 1855 | A | — | ||
| 1855 | B | — | ||
| 1856 | A | 1,737,739 | ||
| 1856 | B | 4,461,561 | ||
| 1856 | BB | 1,281,437 | ||
| 1856 | K | 2,280,342 | ||
| 1856 | MA | 2,712,188 | ||
| 1856 | W | 2,485,446 | ||
| 1857 | D | 999,880 | ||
| 1857 | K | 749,922 | ||
| 1857 | MA | 1,249,831 | ||
| 1857 | W | 2,249,770 | ||
| 1857 | A | 1,249,740 | ||
| 1857 | B | 1,861,940 |
🌱 Very Common