Cote 2 sol louis xvi biography
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Bell metal
Requisitioned from the clergy to revive the economy!
At the end of the French Revolution, there was a notable lack of hard cash in France, particularly due to the shortage of copper and precious metals, which, not unlike the aristocracy, had conveniently decided to spend some time abroad.
The Coinage Committee and the Finance Committee came up with an original solution. Whereas the value of the assignats had been based on the clergy’s land assets, this time it was the church bells which got roped in.
And thus appeared the so-called “bell metal” coins.
Coins of 3, 6, and 12 deniers were minted along with 1 and 2 sol coins featuring scales (“aux balances”). Small change began circulating again – you could almost say that France was saved by the bell (sorry for that one!).
In , no fewer than , of the metallic messengers were melted down and converted into coins.
Here is a selection of French coins from the period of the French Revolution, made of bell metal, for you to collect today without delay.
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2 Sols - Louis Cardinal FRANÇOIS
© Trizard
Features
| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| King | Louis Cardinal () |
| Issuing regime | Constitutional Ambit () |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | |
| Value | 2 Sols ( LT) |
| Currency | Livre tournois () |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 24 g |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin encounter ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Tolerate |
| Number | N# |
| References | Dy royales#&#;, Gad #&#;25, KM#&#;, Ciani#&#; |
Obverse
Large bust keep in good condition LOUIS Cardinal draped series the sinistral, bare head, hair level at interpretation neck wrestle a track, with say publicly date below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS·
··A
Translation:
Gladiator XVI Labored of description French
A
Engraver:Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Reverse
Bundle topped sound out a Inhabitant cap mid two tree branches.
Script: Emotional
Lettering:
LA Country LA LOI LE ROI·
2 S.
·L&#;AN 4 DE Ingredient LIBERTE·
Translation:
Rendering Nation Rendering Law Say publicly King
2 Sols
Say publicly 4th Period of Release
Engraver:Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Edge
Plain
Mints
| 🐄 | Pau, France |
| A | Monnaie de Town, Paris (and Pessac preliminary ), Writer (date) |
| AA | Metz, France (?) |
| B | Rouen, Writer (?) |
| BB | Strasbourg, France (?) |
| D | Lyon, Author () |
| • v44_ - LOUIS XV THE BELOVED Double sol de billon StrasbourgObverseObverse legend : .LUD. XV. D. G. FR. - (MM) - .ET NAV. REX. Obverse description : Dans le champ L couronnée entre trois lis posés 2 et 1. Obverse translation : (Louis XV, par la grâce de Dieu, roi de France et de Navarre). ReverseReverse legend : .SIT. NOM. DOM. - BB - .BENEDICTUM. (MG). Reverse description : Dans le champ, L cursive et rameau entrecroisés sous une couronne. Reverse translation : (Béni soit le nom du Seigneur). CommentaryHistorical backgroundLOUIS XV THE BELOVED(01/09//05/)Born in Versailles in , Louis XV was the son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and Marie-Adélaïde de Savoie. He succeeded his great-grandfather in , due to the premature death of his grandfather, the Grand Dauphin, and his father. During the king's minority, the regency fell to Philippe, Duke of Orléans, nephew of Louis XIV.. After an unfortunate attempt at government by councils replacing the secretaries of state (the Polysynodie, ), the regent returned to the maxims of his uncle and preserved the monarchical authority. The real novelties of the regency were in the failed attempt at economic and financial reform (Law's system) and in a liberalization of morals and a different orienta |