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2 Louis d'Or - Louis XVI
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1785-1792 |
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| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed left-facing effigy of King Louis XVI, his hair elaborately dressed in the fashion of the late Ancien Régime with flowing curls cascading to the shoulder. The truncation of the bust carries the engraver's signature DUVIV. in small incuse letters, with a mint mark below. The surrounding legend reads LUD• XVI• D• G• FR• ET NAV• REX (Ludovicus XVI, Dei Gratia Franciae et Navarrae Rex — Louis XVI, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre), rendered in relief Roman capitals on a smooth field. The portrait was engraved by Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier and reflects the refined neoclassical style characteristic of the French royal coinage of the 1780s. |
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| Obverse lettering | LUD• XVI• D• G• FR• ET NAV• REX |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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