2 Sols Token of the French Revolution Artist: Unknown
Mint: Paris

1791

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Copper

Dimensions

18.73 g, 6:00, 31.9 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Irving Dillaye-Vann, B.A. 1897

Accession Number

2001.87.23895

Geography

Made in Paris, France

Culture

French

Period

18th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: LIBERTE SOUS LA LOI. Liberté seated left with tablet inscribed DROIT DE L'HOMME ARTIC V, underneath: L'AN III DE LA / LIBERTE

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: MONNERON FRERES NEGOCIANS A PARIS. In center MEDAILLE DE CONFIANCE DE DEUX SOLS A ECHANGER CONTRE : DES ASSIGNATS DE 50 L ET AU DESSUS 1791
Provenance
Irving Dillaye-Van, to about 1938; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

tokens

Marks

on edge: BON POUR BORD MARSEIL. LYON ROUEN. NANT ET STRASB

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