5 Sol Token Artist: Unknown
Mint: Paris
Ruler: Louis XVI, King of France, French, 1754–1793, ruled 1774–92

1792

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

14.43 g, 6:00, 32 mm

Credit Line

Gift of James H. Schwartz

Accession Number

2005.6.478

Geography

Made in Paris, France

Culture

French

Period

18th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANCOIS 1793 Draped bust of Louis XVI l; below, quadraped animal advancing l.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: REGNE DE LA LOI Winged figure (angel), naked except drapery over l. shoulder, standing r., writing CONSTITUTION on tablet set on pedestal; at bottom of pedestal, DUP...; in field l., lyre and fasces surmounted by Phrygian cap; in field r., rooster standing l. and A; in exergue, L'AN 5 DE LA LIBERTE
Provenance
Spink, London, December 11, 2001, Lot 157; James H. Schwartz, New York, 2001–2005; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

tokens, écus

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