1853-A, France (2nd Empire), Napoleon III. Copper 5 Centimes Coin. PCGS MS-64 RB!
Mint Year: 1853. Mint Place: Paris (A) Denomination: 5 Centimes References: Gadoury 152, KM-777.1. Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as MS-64 RB! Material: Bronze Diameter: 25mm Weight: 5gm
Obverse: Bust of Napoleon III left. Engraver's name ("BARRE") below. Legend: NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR (privy mark) 1853 (privy mark)
Reverse: Heraldic eagle standing on thunderbolts. Mint initial (A) below. Legend: EMPIRE FRANCAIS * CINQ CENTIMES *
The Second French Empire or Second Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.
Napoleon III (or Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (1808–73) Emperor of the French (1852–70). He was the third son of Hortense de Beauharnais stepdaughter of Napoleon I and Louis Bonaparte (1778–1846), brother of Napoleon I and King of Holland (1806–10). After the fall of Napoleon I, Napoleon III began a long period of exile in Switzerland.