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France - 1792

Louis XVI - Privo moriro (variant)

Obverse
Obverse:
LUD . XVI . D G . FR(?) . ET NAV REX
Size:
19.5 mm.
Reverse
Reverse:
PRIRO: MORIRO The sun shines down on a tree.
Exergue:
RE PF

Vern's Comments:

 
This is as close as I could find in the reference books. It's almost certainly from the Reich workshop though it looks like it was done by a lesser engraver than Reich himself. It was probably rolled as opposed to being struck.
 

Hennin:

No. 386. Pl. 37. 31 Décembre 1792. Jeton.
Lud. XVI.
R. Privo moriro. J. C. Reich. Arbre.
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 droite.
PRIVO MORIRO (Sans lui je périrai). Un arbre dans un prairie; en haut à gauche, le soleil rayonnant. Exergue : I. C. R. (Johann Christian Reich) (Jean-Chrétien Reich). [19m.].
Scan from Hennin's plates...
   Voyez l'article de la pièce No. 379.

Louis XVI - Privo moriro (variant)

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Louis XVI - Privo moriro (variant)

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