½ Franc - Napoleon I, France

½ Franc - Napoleon I, France, 1802-1803 obverse image½ Franc - Napoleon I, France, 1802-1803 reverse image
½ Franc - Napoleon I coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    France flagFrance
  • Years of Minting:
    1802-1803
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date), Strasbourg, France (?-1870), Lyon, France (?-1858), Geneva, Switzerland, La Rochelle, France (?-1837), Limoges, France (?-1837), Bordeaux, France (?-1880), Bayonne, France (?-1837), Toulouse, France (?-1837), Marseille, France (?-1858), Perpignan, France (?-1837), Nantes, France (?-1837), Turin, Italy
½ Franc - Napoleon I Reference Price

Reference Price

$4.25-$1895.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

½ Franc - Napoleon I Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Dans une couronne forme de deux branches dolivier.

Engraver:

Pierre-Joseph Tiolier

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Tête nue de Bonaparte à droite ; signé Tiolier au-dessous.

Engraver:

Pierre-Joseph Tiolier

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Pointed and crossed out in hollow

½ Franc - Napoleon I Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL·

Reverse:

RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. DEMI FRANC. .. AN 12. .A.

½ Franc - Napoleon I Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.900)

Size

½ Franc - Napoleon I sizes
  • Weight:2.50 g
  • Diameter:18 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a

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