Obverse description	Sun motif over plaque inscribed with declaration of equality, flanked by wheat and grapevine. Lettering around.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	REPUBLIQUE FRANÇOISE. LES HOMMES SONT EGAUX DEVANT LA LOI L`AN II. (Translation: French Republic All men are equal in front of the law  Year II (of the Republic))
Reverse description	Phygrian cap over wreath and scales, with lettering and date around and within.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	LIBERTE EGALITE 1 S. T 1793 (Translation: Liberty, Equality 1 S (Sol))
Edge	Smooth
Mint	A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) AA Metz, France (?-1803) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) D Lyon, France (?-1858) D° Dijon, France H La Rochelle, France (?-1837) I Limoges, France (?-1837) L Bayonne, France (?-1837) MA Marseille, France (?-1858) N Montpellier, France T Nantes, France (?-1837) W Lille, France (1685-1858) W° Arras, France
Mintage	1793 A - - 20 651 1793 A - without signature - 1793 A° - prototype, A with point - 1793 AA - - 5 038 449 1793 AA - Without the accents of Liberty and equality - 1793 B - Rouen - does not exist - 1793 BB - copper or brass - 2 519 224 1793 BB - iron - 1793 D - brass - 393 496 1793 D° - Dijon or Roanne - 1 546 666 1793 D° - Dijon or Roanne - same eagle heads - 1793 H - - 626 682 1793 I - - 311 550 1793 L - - 1 730 449 1793 MA - - 209 675 1793 N - - 662 975 1793 T - - 835 080 1793 T° - ° below the T. Different from Saumur yet in cessation on June 9, 1793 (a known ex) - 1793 W - - 1 976 334 1793 W* - (fr) W avec étoile - 352 120 1793 W° - (fr) W avec point - 1 167 748
Catalog ID	5554295350
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