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2 Décimes pattern of Lorthior in silver
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1799 |
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| Value | 2 Decimes = 20 Centimes (0.20) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Marianne wearing a crested helmet surmounted by a cockerel, her hair arranged in loose curls at the nape. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE curves around the upper periphery, with the engraver's signature LOR. F. incuse at the lower right of the bust. The milled border frames the design on the coin's rim. The portrait is rendered in the neoclassical style characteristic of Directoire-era French coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination 2 DÉCIMES is displayed in two bold lines across the upper field, followed by L'AN 8 below, denoting the year in the French Republican calendar. At the base of the design, a cornucopia filled with fruit and grain ears is rendered in low relief, flanked by a caduceus on the left, symbolizing commerce and prosperity. The milled border encircles the entire reverse. The mint mark A, indicating the Paris Mint, appears at the lower centre of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 DECIMES L'AN 8 A |
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