FRANCE - Lot 12

FRANCE Lot of three 20FR gold Napoleon III "tête laurée" coins dated respectively 1862, 1866 and 1867. On the obverse, the right profile of the Emperor wearing a laurel wreath framed by the inscriptions "NAPOLEON III" on the left and "EMPEREUR" on the right, below which is the engraver's signature (Barre) surmounted by a trefoiled cross (for the coin dated 1862) or a bee (for the coins dated 1866 and 1867). On the reverse, centered on the imperial symbols surrounded by the inscription "EMPIRE FRANCAIS" and on either side, the coin's monetary value, i.e. "20" on the left, "FR" on the right, framed by the mint letter BB and an anchor for coins dated 1862, and the mint letter A and an anchor for coins dated 1866 and 1867. The edge features the embossed inscription: DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE (GOD PROTECTS FRANCE). Total weight : 19,32 gr Expert : Laura Mongéni