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Title
France
,
10
Centimes
,
1862
Obverse
Laureate
Head
of
Napoleon
III
Reverse
Eagle
Type/Denomination
10
Centimes
Origin
France
Period
1862
Description
This
bronze
dix
(ten)
centimes
coin
was
minted
during
the
Second
Empire
of
France
and
reign
of
Napoleon
III
. The
obverse
features
the
laureate
head
of
Napoleon
III
, and the
reverse
bears
an
eagle
. The
mint
mark
"A"
under
the
eagle
means
that the
coin
was
minted
in
Paris
.
Napoleon
III
became
emperor
of
France
in
1852
. On
May
5
,
1862
, the
Mexicans
won
the
battle
of
Puebla
against
the
French
who
sought
to
control
Mexico
.
Napoleon
III's
plan
failed
, and he
lost
a
five
year
war
with
Mexico
. He was also
involved
in
both
the
Crimean
War
and the
Franco-Prussian
War
, and he
enacted
more
liberal
policies
throughout
the
latter
half
of his
reign
. In
1870
,
however
, he was
deposed
after
his
defeat
at the
Battle
of
Sedan
in
which
he
surrendered
himself
and his
army
. He then
spent
the
last
three
years
of his
life
in
exile
.
Publisher
Hillsdale College
Donor
Alwin
C
.
Carus
Collection
World
Accession Number
20051075
Catalog Number
Y
21.1
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