| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1785-1792 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Gold Louis |
| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 15.279 g |
| Dimensions | 28 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Dy royales#1706, GadR2#363, Ciani#2182, KM#592 |
| Obverse description | Naked head on the left of Louis XVI. Caption starting at 19 h. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LUD• XVI• D• G• FR• ET NAV• REX |
| Reverse description | Two joined shields of France and Navarre, under a crown. Below the letter of workshop. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CHRS • REGN • VINC • IMPER 1786 |
| Edge | Corded. |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) AA Metz, France (?-1803) B Rouen, France (?-1858) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) D Lyon, France (?-1858) H La Rochelle, France (?-1837) I Limoges, France (?-1837) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) M Toulouse, France (?-1837) MA Marseille, France (?-1858) N Montpellier, France Q Perpignan, France (?-1837) R Orléans, France T Nantes, France (?-1837) W Lille, France (1685-1858) |
| Mintage | 1785 A - KM#592.1 (Paris) - 27 014 1785 D - KM#592.5 (Lyon) - 1785 I - KM#592.7 (Limoges) - 1785 T - KM#592.14 (Nantes) - 650 1785 W - KM#592.15 (Lille) - 3 960 1786 A - KM#592.1 (Paris) - 2 641 702 1786 AA - KM#592.2 (Metz) - 306 513 1786 B - KM#592.3 (Rouen) - 251 000 1786 BB - KM#592.4 (Strasbourg) - 139 000 1786 D - KM#592.5 (Lyon) - 1 071 507 1786 H - KM#592.6 (La Rochelle) - 43 000 1786 I - KM#592.7 (Limoges) - 208 012 1786 K - KM#592.8 (Bordeaux) - 492 022 1786 N - KM#592.11 (Montpellier) - 217 279 1786 T - KM#592.14 (Nantes) - 396 032 1786 W - KM#592.15 (Lille) - 239 440 1787 A - KM#592.1 (Paris) - 1787 AA - KM#592.2 (Metz) - 155 000 1787 B - KM#592.3 (Rouen) - 87 000 1787 D - KM#592.5 (Lyon) - 108 678 1787 H - KM#592.6 (La Rochelle) - 12 000 1787 I - KM#592.7 (Limoges) - 10 117 1787 K - KM#592.8 (Bordeaux) - 42 000 1787 N - KM#592.11 (Montpellier) - 27 000 1787 R - KM# 592.13 (Orléans) - 1787 T - KM#592.14 (Nantes) - 3 073 1787 W - KM#592.15 (Lille) - 1788 A - KM#592.1 (Paris) - 1788 AA - KM#592.2 (Metz) - 153 000 1788 B - KM#592.3 (Rouen) - 19 000 1788 D - KM#592.5 (Lyon) - 1788 K - KM#592.8 (Bordeaux) - 18 043 1788 T - KM#592.14 (Nantes) - 7 233 1788 W - KM#592.15 (Lille) - 1789 AA - KM#592.2 (Metz) - 1789 B - KM#592.3 (Rouen) - 1789 K - KM#592.8 (Bordeaux) - 23 418 1789 MA - KM# 592.10 (Marseille) - 1789 Q - KM# 592.12 (Perpignan) - 1789 T - KM#592.14 (Nantes) - 1789 W - KM#592.15 (Lille) - 1790 A - KM#592.1 (Paris) - 1790 AA - KM#592.2 (Metz) - 1790 B - KM#592.3 (Rouen) - 1790 BB - KM#592.4 (Strasbourg) - 1790 K - KM#592.8 (Bordeaux) - 7 381 1790 M - KM# 592.9 (Toulouse) - 1790 MA - KM# 592.10 (Marseille) - 1790 Q - KM# 592.12 (Perpignan) - 2 944 1790 T - KM#592.14 (Nantes) - 667 1790 W - KM#592.15 (Lille) - 12 421 1791 A - KM#592.1 (Paris) - 34 088 1791 AA - KM#592.2 (Metz) - 1 150 1791 B - KM#592.3 (Rouen) - 1 072 1791 BB - KM#592.4 (Strasbourg) - 4 230 1791 K - KM#592.8 (Bordeaux) - 903 1791 M - KM# 592.9 (Toulouse) - 8 921 1791 T - KM#592.14 (Nantes) - 667 1791 W - KM#592.15 (Lille) - 7 959 1792 A - KM#592.1 (Paris) - 1792 BB - KM#592.4 (Strasbourg) - |
| Catalog ID | 9132958830 |
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