1854 AD., France, Napoleon III, Lille mint, 2 Centimes, KM 776.7.

France, Napoleon III, Strassbourg mint (signed BB), engraver Jean Jacques Barre (1793-1855), 1856 AD., type struck 1853-1857,
2 Centimes (ø 20,2 mm / 1,87 g), bronze, 2,00 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 3.401.758 , axis coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), plain edge,
Obv.: NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR / 1854 // BARRE , bare head of Napoleon III facing left, signed by engraver´s name below - tête nue de Napoléon III à gauche, signé BARRE au dessous.
Rev.: EMPIRE FRANÇAIS / * DEUX CENTIMES * // W , eagle standing on thunderbolt, wings open, head turned r., mint mark W below - aigle debout de face sur un foudre, les ailes ouvertes, la tête tournée à droite, au-dessous, la lettre d'atelier W, le tout dans un grènetis.
KM 776.7 .

Mint marks: A = Paris, B = , BB = Strasbourg, D = Lyon, K = Bordeaux, MA = Marseille, W = Lille,

Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1853 A 657,550 KM# 776.1
1853 B 538,580 KM# 776.2
1853 BB 211,996 KM# 776.3
1853 D Big D - KM# 776.4
1853 D small D - KM# 776.4
1853 K 116,625 KM# 776.5
1853 MA 192,046 KM# 776.6
1853 W 70,239 KM# 776.7
1854 A 3,360,354 KM# 776.1
1854 B 1,995,174 KM# 776.2
1854 BB 1,988,420 KM# 776.3
1854 D 2,523,954 Big D, Big lion - KM# 776.4
1854 D Big D, small lion
1854 D small D, Big lion - KM# 776.4
1854 D small D, small lion
1854 K 1,545,169 KM# 776.5
1854 MA 1,282,292 KM# 776.6
1854 W 3.401.758 KM# 776.7
1855 duplicate...
1855 A anchor
1855 A 5,126,369 dog
1855 B anchor
1855 B 1,753,734 dog
1855 BB anchor
1855 BB 2,105,599 dog
1855 D anchor, Big D, Big lion
1855 D anchor, Big D, small lion
1855 D anchor, small D, Big lion
1855 D anchor, small D, small lion
1855 D 3,327,859 dog, Big D, Big lion
1855 D dog, Big D, small lion
1855 D dog, small D, Big lion
1855 D dog, small D, small lion
1855 K anchor
1855 K 1,068,387 dog
1855 MA anchor
1855 MA 2,505,761 dog
1855 W 939,230 anchor
1856 A 1,737,739 KM# 776.1
1856 B 4,461,561 KM# 776.2
1856 BB 1,281,437 KM# 776.3
1856 D 774,000 KM# 776.4 - to be confirmed
1856 K 2,280,342 KM# 776.5
1856 MA 2,712,188 KM# 776.6
1856 W 2,485,446 KM# 776.7
1857 A 1,249,740 KM# 776.1
1857 B 1,861,940 KM# 776.2
1857 D 999,880 Big D, Big lion - KM# 776.4
1857 D Big D, small lion
1857 D small D - KM# 776.4
1857 K 749,922 KM# 776.5
1857 MA 1,249,831 KM# 776.3
1857 W 2,249,770 KM# 776.7