MDC Monnaies de Collection
1430
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS – FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
1430
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS – FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €200
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS – FRANCE / ROYAL
Constitution (1791–1792). Single-sided preparatory proof of the reverse of the 3-livre demi-écu, by Dupré, Year 4 (1792), Paris.
Obverse: Single-sided.
Reverse: REGNE DE LA LOI. The Genius of France engraving the word CONSTITUTION (in two lines) on a tablet of the law resting on an altar, flanked by a fasces on the left and a cockerel on the right. Signature ‘DUPRÉ’ engraved on the base of the altar. In the exergue: L’AN (date) DE LA / LIBERTÉ in two lines.
G.cf. 43 – Maz.cf. 90 – VG.-; Pewter – 3.65 g – 34 mm – 12 h
This is the second-highest grade!
PCGS MS62 (58337224).
No variant or mint mark. Wide die. The fields are barely corroded beneath a light grey patina. Rare. Superb.
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