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2004 Coronation of Napoleon €50 Coin In 2004, the French mint, the Monnaie de Paris

Description
Obverse On the obverse, is a laureate portrait of Napoleon; in the background a hand bearing a crown, and a figure figure wearing a coronet, with hands clasped as in prayer. The obverse demonstrates the crowning of Josephine de Beauharnais. She was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and thus the First Empress of the French. Bears the legend:-
1804 COURONNEMENT DE NAPOLÉON

Reverse

Napoleon's greatest reform of the Consulate Period was the creation of a universal system of laws that replaced contradictory and antiquated provincial policies. The Code Civil was complied, ratified, and signed under the First Consul's direction. The reverse refers to a grand ceremony in the Notre Dame Cathedral on 2nd December 1804, where the First Consul was crowned Emperor Napoleon I. On the reverse, there is a representation of a book, with the insciption on its spine:
CODE CIVIL

1804
2004

with an eagle to the left, and the legend:-
LIBERTÉ
ÉGALITÉ
FRATERNITÉ
2004
50
EURO

Technical Specifications

Prices & Availability
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2004 €50 EU Expansion
See also our 2004 French Gold Proof €50 EU Expansion page.
One Ounce proof coins for the price of bullion.

2004 UK Entente Cordiale
See also our 2004 UK Entente Cordiale gold proof crown page.

Postage & Packing
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