2 Decimes pattern by Lorthior in tin

€2.00
IssuerFrance
Year1799
TypeCoin pattern
Value2 Decimes = 20 Centimes (0.20)
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionTin
Weight3.25 g
Dimensions19.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VG#831 , Maz#586 , Gad 1789#301
Obverse descriptionBust of Minerva helmeted on the left; engraver signature below LOR. F ..
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE//LOR. F.
Reverse descriptionCornucopia and crisscrossed caduceus, below A, above, 2 / DECIMES / AN 8 in three lines.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering2/ DECIMES/ L`AN 8//A
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage8 (1799)  - -
Catalog ID2681203200
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