Lot 379
FRENCH & EMPIRE COINAGE.
Including a 5 Franc piece of Napoleon Empereur, dated 1808 (A) mint, with right facing obverse and a weight of 25 gms. An 1811 dated 5 Lire piece with obverse Napoleone Imperatore E Re, with M below bust/date. 24.9 gms. A 5 Franc piece of Charles X Roi de France, dated 1828 (T). A French 5 Franc piece of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, dated 1852 (A), weight 25 grms.
With interesting original paperwork C1900, consisting of letters to the Times regarding the coins etc.
