France, Second Empire. Napoleon III AV 50 Francs. Paris mint, 1865A. Dies by Désiré-Albert Barre. NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR, laureate head to right, BARRE and mintmark below / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, coat-of-arms in crowned mantle, denomination across fields, mintmarks and date below. Edge description: DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Friedberg 548; KM 804.1. 16.13g, 28mm, 6h.
Near Mint State.
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