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| Estimate : | 800 € |
| Price : | 570 € |
| Maximum bid : | 650 € |
| End of the sale : | 14 March 2017 17:19:57 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Essai de 20 centimes
Date: 1874
Mint name / Town : Bruxelles
Quantity minted : ---
Metal : silver
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,11 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Obverse
Obverse legend : (CROIX) NAPOLEON IV - EMPEREUR (LIS)// ESSAI.
Obverse description : Tête nue de Napoléon IV à gauche ; au-dessous, signé C. de F..
Reverse
Reverse legend : EMPIRE - FRANCAIS// 20 CENT./ 1874.
Reverse description : Couronne impériale.
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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