2 Sols Dated version

€6,117.00
IssuerFrance
Year1793
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value2 Sols (0.1 LT)
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionCopper (or bell metal)
Weight24 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Augustin Dupré
In circulation to1 October 1856
Reference(s) KM#621, Gad#31
Obverse descriptionTable with the Order of Human Rights marked in (All men are equal before the law). On his left a bunch of grapes in his right palm dati, above an eye (the eye that sees everything?)
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE FRANÇOISE LES HOMMES SONT EGAUX DEVANT LA LOI. L`AN II.
(Translation: French Republic The people are equal before the law Year 2)
Reverse descriptionA crown of oak (the 2 sols value is included in) crossing the horizontal balance with two trays. The balance is summoned Phrygian cap. Mintmark under wreath and above date.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERTE EGALITE 2.S. AA .1793.
(Translation: Liberty Equality 2 S[ols] AA 1793)
EdgeSlick
MintAA
Metz, France (?-1803)
B
Rouen, France (?-1858)
BB
Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
H
La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I
Limoges, France (?-1837)
L
Bayonne, France (?-1837)
MA
Marseille, France (?-1858)
N
Montpellier, France
R
Orléans, France
T
Nantes, France (?-1837)
Vache
Pau, France
W
Lille, France (1685-1858)
W*
Saint-Omer, France

Arras, France
Mintage1793 AA - -
1793 B - -
1793 B - red copper thin flan -
1793 BB - -
1793 H - -
1793 I - -
1793 L - -
1793 MA - - 174 729
1793 N - -
1793 R - - 490 445
1793 T - - 139 180
1793 Vache - - 442 006
1793 W - - 592 901
1793 W* - -
1793 W° - - 194 625
Catalog ID1570218530
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