Large bust of LOUIS XVI draped on the left, bare head, hair tied at the neck with a ribbon, with the date below.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS·
·1792·A (Translation: Louis XVI King of the French 1792 A)
Reverse description
Bundle topped with a Phrygian cap between two oak branches.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI·
2 S.
·L`AN 4 DE LA LIBERTE· (Translation: The Nation The Law The King 2 Sols The 4th Year of Freedom)
Edge
Smooth
Mint
Pau, France 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) L Bayonne, France (?-1837) 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
1791 A - KM#603.1 (Paris) - 1791 A○ - Paris (Barnabite Convent); the point is above the workshop letter - 1791 AA - KM#603.2 (Metz) - 1791 B - KM#603.3 (Rouen) - 768 000 1791 BB - KM#603.4 (Strasbourg) - 1791 H - KM#603.6 (La Rochelle) - 614 747 1791 K - KM#603.8 (Bordeaux) - 1791 L - Bayonne - 83 000 1791 M - Toulouse - 1791 R - KM#603.14 (Orléans) - 1791 T - KM#603.15 (Nantes) - 1791 W - KM#603.16 (Lille) - 850 000 1791 - - 1792 ○AA○ - (fr) Les points ○○ se trouvent de chaque côté ou sous la lettre d`atelier - 1792 A - KM#603.1 (Paris) - 1792 A - Paris, metal ball - 1792 AA - KM#603.2 (Metz) - 1792 B - KM#603.3 (Rouen) - 548 000 1792 BB - KM#603.4 (Strasbourg) - 1792 D - KM#603.5 (Lyon) - 583 527 1792 D○○ - Dijon - two dots above the workshop letter - 1792 H - KM#603.6 (La Rochelle) - 1792 I - KM#603.7 - 1792 I○ - Clermont-ferrand-le point is above the workshop letter - 1792 K - KM#603.8 (Bordeaux) - 1792 L - Bayonne - 84 000 1792 M - Toulouse - 918 814 1792 MA - - 200 000 1792 N - Montpelier - 1792 Q - KM#603.13 (Perpignan) - 480 800 1792 R - KM#603.14 (Orléans) - 1792 T - KM#603.15 (Nantes) - 2 427 800 1792 W - - 1792 W - KM#603.16 (Lille) - 343 800 1792 W○ - (fr) Arras - le point ○ se trouve sous la lettre d`atelier - 1792 - - 1793 A - KM#603.1 (Paris) - 1793 AA - KM#603.2 (Metz) - 1793 B - KM#603.3 (Rouen) - 1793 BB - KM#603.4 (Strasbourg) - 1793 D - KM#603.5 (Lyon) - 1793 D○○ - Dijon - two dots above the workshop letter - 1793 I - Limoges - 1793 L - Bayonne - 1793 M - Toulouse - 1793 MA - Marseille - 400 000 1793 N - Montpelier - 1793 Q - KM#603.13 (Perpignan) - 1793 R - KM#603.14 (Orléans) - 1793 T - KM#603.15 (Nantes) - 900 000 1793 W - (fr) Saint-Omer - une étoile sous le W - 1793 W - KM#603.16 (Lille) - 1793 W○ - (fr) Arras-le point ○ se trouve sous la lettre d`atelier - 1793 - -