Live auction - fmd_469637 - Essai de 10 centimes 1874 Bruxelles GEM.23 1
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| Estimate : | 700 € |
| Price : | 350 € |
| Maximum bid : | 420 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 March 2018 18:22:03 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Essai de 10 centimes
Date: 1874
Mint name / Town : Bruxelles
Quantity minted : ---
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 30,70 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 9,59 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Des restes du rouge d’origine ; un coup sur la joue, petit défaut de métal au-dessus de l’étoile au droit ; petite rayure au dessus du “10”
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : NAPOLEON IV - EMPEREUR.
Obverse description : Tête nue à gauche surmontée d'une étoile ; au-dessous, signé C de F..
Reverse
Reverse legend : EMPIRE FRANÇAIS// E/ 1874/ TÊTE D’ANGE.
Reverse description : 10 - CES accostant une couronne.
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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