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France - 1791

Louis XVI - Optimus Non Sibi

Obverse:

LUD . XVI . D . G . FR . ET NAV REX .

Size:

24 mm.

Reverse:

OMNIBVS NON SIBI. A water fountain.

Vern's Comments:

Compare the reverse of this piece to the Consular piece from 1800. It is nearly identical. Like that later piece I really don't have a clue what this commemorates. The smaller basin, where the jet of water actually rises is slightly different in shape from the illustration below. This may just be the artist's interpretation or it may be a variant that they were working from.

Hennin:

N^o. 242. Pl. 25.

31 Décembre 1791.

Jeton.

Lud. XVI.
R. Omnibvs non sibi.

LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX (Ludovicus decimus-sextus Dei gratiâ Franciœ et Navarrœ Rex)(Louis seize par la grâce de Dieu Roi de France et de Navarre) Buste de Louis XVI à gauche.

OMNIBVS NON SIBI (Pour tous et non pour lui). Un bassin du milieu duquel s'élève un jet d'eau. [24^m.].

Voyez l'article de la pièce N^o. 231.

Louis XVI - Optimus Non Sibi