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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1384
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Constitution (1791–1792). 30 sols FRANÇOIS 1793, 1st half-year – Year 5, cow, Pau.
Obverse: LOUIS XVI KING OF THE FRENCH. Head of the King facing left, hair tied with a ribbon at the nape of the neck. Below (variant) (date).
Reverse: REIGN OF THE LAW. The Genius of France engraving the word CONSTITUTION (in two lines) on a tablet of the law resting on an altar, flanked by 30 and (variant) on the left, and SOLS and (mint mark) on the right. Cursive signature ‘DUPRÉ’ engraved on the base of the altar. In the exergue: ‘L’AN (date) DE LA LIBERTÉ’ in two lines.
G.39 - Dy.1720; Silver – 29 mm – 6 h
Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen!
PCGS MS64 (35670962).
Rare mint and year for this type, and a specimen close to its original condition, having been handled very little. Grey patina over the original lustre. Superb in mint condition.
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