France Half Franc 1808

France half franc 1808

The half franc of France The year 1808 is a particularly important piece of history. The coin was minted under the regime of Napoleon Bonaparte, First as king and later as emperor of France. On the obverse, therefore, the recognizable portrait of Napoleon can be seen with the text ‘Napoleon Empereur’ or ‘Emperor Napoleon’.

On the front of the coin, the text ‘demi franc’ can be read. This was written in words instead of numbers, which would probably look more beautiful in the design. Now the coins of 5 francs provided with figures, because these coins were not common in everyday payment transactions due to their higher value.

The half franc coin is made of 900/1000 silver, weighs 2.5 grams and has a diameter of 18 millimeters.

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