© CGB
© CGB
10 Centimes - Napoléon I bimétallic pattern
1806 year| Bimetallic: silver (.999) centre | 1.97 g | 19.55 mm |
| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Napoleon I (Napoléon Ier) (1804-1814, 1815) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1806 |
| Value | 10 Centimes (0.10) |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: silver (.999) centre |
| Weight | 1.97 g |
| Diameter | 19.55 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#165876 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
In the center 10/ CENT. in a beaded cord.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUB. FRANC./ (SIGNATURE TR) 1806. *
10
CENT.
Engraver: Pierre-Joseph Tiolier
Edge
Plain
Comment
The center of this coin is in silver.This test is carried out by the administration of the Mints at the request of the Minister of Finances Gaudin with the aim of creating a new coin of 10 centimes which must replace all the royal and revolutionary coins and the decimes in circulation. It is necessary to wait for the law of finances of September 15, 1807 to see the creation of the coin of 10 centimes with the crowned N.
There is a break of the corner in the 0 su 10 on all the specimens of this test, there are very often breaks of corner or faults of striking on these coins. The color varies enormously according to the coins, the patinas are very different.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Pattern 10 Centimes - Napoléon I (bimétallic pattern) 1806 from France is that it was designed by the French mint engraver, Jean-Baptiste Mercier, and features a portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte on the obverse side, with a wreath of laurel leaves and the motto "Honneur et Patrie" (Honor and Fatherland) on the reverse side.
