15 Sols - Louis XVI 'FRANÇOIS'

€2.00
IssuerFrance
Year1791-1793
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value15 Sols (¾ LT)
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.666)
Weight5.075 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Reverse: Augustin Dupré
In circulation to31 August 1846
Reference(s) Dy royales#1721, KM#604, Gad#35, Ciani#2243, Maz#17-23
Obverse descriptionNaked head of Louis XVI on the left, hair tied with a ribbon on the neck. Vintage in the exergue (under the bust). Legend starting at 19 h.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS ·1791·
Reverse descriptionGenius engraving the Constitution placed on an altar on the right, between 15 and SOLS; different under the number 15 and the workshop letter under the word SOLS.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringREGNE DE LA LOI· 15 SOLS· A L`AN 3 DE LA LIBERTE·
EdgeCorded.
Mint
Mintage1791 A - KM#604.1 (Paris) - 492 419
1791 B - KM#604.2 (Rouen) - 22 632
1791 D - KM#604.3 (Lyon) - 271 052
1791 H - KM#604.4 (La Rochelle) - 83 439
1791 I - KM#604.5 (Limoges) - 4 218 160
1791 K - KM#604.6 (Bordeaux) - 29 070
1791 M - KM#604.8 (Toulouse) - 192 607
1791 MA - KM#604.9 (Marseille) -
1791 N - KM#604.10 (Montpellier) - 156 221
1791 Q - KM#604.11 (Perpignan) - 14 167
1791 R - KM#604.12 (Orléans) - 157 988
1791 T - KM#604.13 (Nantes) - 24 557
1791 W - KM#604.14 (Lille) - 169 565
1791  - KM#604.15 (Pau) - 23 854
1792 A - KM#604.1 (Paris) -
1792 B - KM#604.2 (Rouen) -
1792 H - KM#604.4 (La Rochelle) -
1792 I - KM#604.5 (Limoges) -
1792 K - KM#604.6 (Bordeaux) -
1792 L - KM#604.7 (Bayonne) -
1792 M - KM#604.8 (Toulouse) -
1792 MA - KM#604.9 (Marseille) -
1792 N - KM#604.10 (Montpellier) -
1792 Q - KM#604.11 (Perpignan) -
1792 R - KM#604.12 (Orléans) -
1792 T - KM#604.13 (Nantes) -
1792 W - KM#604.14 (Lille) - 619 140
1792  - KM#604.15 (Pau) - 20 000
1793 I - -
1793  - KM#604.15 (Pau) -
Catalog ID1935273370
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