12 Deniers - Louis XVI (FRANÇAIS) 1791-1793 front 12 Deniers - Louis XVI (FRANÇAIS) 1791-1793 back
12 Deniers - Louis XVI (FRANÇAIS) 1791-1793 photo

12 Deniers - Louis XVI FRANÇAIS

 
Copper 12.23 g 30 mm
Description
Issuer
France
King
Louis XVI (1774-1792)
Period
Constitutional Monarchy (1791-1792)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1791-1793
Value
1 Sol (1⁄20&nbspLT)
Currency
Livre tournois (1204-1795)
Composition
Copper
Weight
12.23 g
Diameter
30 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
1 October 1856
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#6113
Rarity index
18%

Reverse

Oak crown licteurs beam in the middle

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI
12 D.
1792·4· DE LA LIB

Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier

Edge

Plain

Comment

For the Strasbourg workshop, we have a very large number of varieties. The type is found with or without a cedilla in FRENCH and with many variations of punctuation.Automatically translated

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 12 Deniers - Louis XVI (FRANÇAIS) 1791-1793 coin from France is that it was minted during a time of great turmoil and change in France. The French Revolution began in 1789, just a few years before the coin was minted, and it led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new government. Despite this upheaval, the coin still features the image of King Louis XVI, who was the monarch at the time. This coin is a tangible reminder of the tumultuous period in French history and serves as a fascinating piece of numismatic history.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1791 BB 66250 - - - - - -
1792 BB 4597627 - - - - - -
1793 BB 5607485 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 12 Deniers - Louis XVI (FRANÇAIS) 1791-1793 coin.