5 cent of Napoleon III, 1853
Details
What could it buy?
In Belgium a French centime was worth the same as a Belgian one. In 1844 a kilo of rye bread cost 14 centimes: almost three of these coins. Around 1850 a labourer earned about 1.50 francs a day, or 30 of these coins.
Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.
The story
5 cent from 1853, issued in France under Napoleon III. Very well preserved.
