MDC Monnaies de Collection
1419
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
1419
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €300
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Constitution (1791–1792). 2 sols FRANÇOIS 1791 – Year 3, AA, Metz.
Obverse: LOUIS XVI KING OF THE FRENCH. Bust of the King facing left, bareheaded, hair tied with a ribbon at the nape of the neck, wearing a cloak fastened over the shoulder with a fibula. Below (variant) (date) (mint).
Reverse: THE NATION, THE LAW, THE KING (variant). A sheaf of rods surmounted by a Phrygian cap and flanked by two ‘S’s, between two oak branches. In the exergue: THE YEAR (date) OF LIBERTY.
G.25 - Dy.1722; Copper - 21.2 g - 33.5 mm - 6 h
This is the second-highest grade (2 in re-strike)!
PCGS MS63BN (58337215).
Re-struck according to PCGS. With a slight brown patina forming and fingerprints on the fields. The original red colour remains clearly visible. Superb in Proof condition.
See original version (French)
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