Strong bust of Louis XVI on the left, wearing an embroidered jacket, with the order of the Holy Spirit, the hair tied on the nape of the neck by a ribbon. At the bottom of the bust, the name of the engraver: B. DUVIV.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET N. REX.
B. DUVIV.
Reverse description
Oval shield of France, crowned between two branches of olive tree; below letter of workshop.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
.SIT
NOMEN DOMINI A BENEDICTUM 1782.
Edge
Corded.
Mint
A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)