MDC Monnaies de Collection
1470
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
1470
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FRANCE - FRANCE
See original version (French)
Estimate €200
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE - FRANCE
Convention (1792–1795). Trial coinage, new balance weight by Léonard Tournu, Special Strike (SP) 1797 – Year V, Paris.
Obverse: A coin-weighing balance, with its weight and ropes.
Rev. Inscriptions in eleven lines: BALANCIER / PERFECTIONNÉ / PAR / LEONARD TOURNU / POUR ÉVITER / LES ACCIDENS / DES MONNOYEURS / ET POUR FRAPPER / EN VIROLE / L’AN V DE LA R. F. / (date).
Maz.385a - VG.526; Bronze - 23.91 g - 37.5 mm - 6 h
PCGS SP58 (58336835).
Special strike (SP). With a smooth edge. The patina is brown-black. Almost Superb.
See original version (French)
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