Beschreibung
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Katalognummer: Gadoury 33, Mazard 335/337.
Material: Bronze
Gewicht: 21,30 g
Durchmesser: 31,00 mm
1793, France (1st Republic), Louis XVI. Brass Pattern 2 Sols ESSAI Coin.
Mint Place: Paris
Mint Year: 1793
Engraver: Augustin Dupré
State: France (1st Republic)
Denomination: Pattern 2 Sols (ESSAI)
References: Gadoury 33, Mazard 335/337. Rare!
Condition: A few scratches and minor depositsw, otherwise VF-aXF!
Weight: 21.30gm
Material. Brass
Diameter: 31mm
Obverse: Winged and wreathed Genius (allegoric for the French People) inscribing table (the French Constitution) on column. Privy marks at sides.
Legend: * REGNE DE LA LOI . *
Reverse: Inscription (PIECE DESSAI) within wreath.
Legend: . * . REPUBLICQUE FRANCAISE . * .
In 1792 the early reverses of the French army in the war with Austria and Prussia and threat of the Duke of Brunswick to destroy Paris if the royal family were harmed infuriated the Paris sans-culottes. The king and his family were imprisoned on August 10 in the Temple, and in September, as the Prussians were defeated at Valmy, the Convention declared a Republic. Incriminating evidence against Louis was later found, and he was tried and found guilty by a unanimous vote. He was guillotined on 21 January 1793.
The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France. One of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty, following the steps of the United States of America.
