Obverse
Head of the Emperor Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte facing left, designer below neck
Lettering: BOUVET F
NAPOLEON III PAR LA GRÂCE DE DIEU ET LA VOLONTÉ NATIONALE
Reverse
Crowned shield adorned with an eagle placed on a thunderbolt, surrounded by the collar of the Legion of Honor, placed on a manteled crossed by a scepter and a hand of justice, divides value
Lettering: 5 F EMPEREUR DES FRANÇAIS 1853
