Details
LOT 3640
France. Napoleon Bonaparte AR 5 Francs. Dated L'An 12 (1803-1804).
Paris mint. Design by Pierre-Joseph Tiolier. BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL, bareheaded bust to right / RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, olive wreath containing denomination; AN 12 (date) below. Edge inscription: ★DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. Gad 577; KM 659. Fine.(24.50gr, 37mm, 6h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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