Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Second Empire. Napoléon III, 1852-1870. 50 Francs 1857 (Gold, 28 mm, 16.08 g, 6 h), Paris. NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR Bare head of Napoleon III to right. Rev. EMPIRE FRANÇAIS Arms on crowned mantle between 50-FR, A 1857 below. Fr. 571. Gad. 1111. Minor traces of mounting on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.


From the collection of Pierre & Gertrud Matthey, formed from the 1970s to the 1990s.