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France, Louis XVI 1789
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
4353083
Area
Tokens / Medals
Title
France, Louis XVI 1789
Publisher
Value
Country
Year
1789
Collection / set
Material
Weight
Variety / overstrike
Obverse
Bust of "Lois XVI, Roi Des Francois"
Reverse
Female personification of Paris, standing with column, rudder, pike & phrygian cap, Ship & symbolic tools
Privy mark
Mint mark
Designer
Engraver
Dimensions / Diameter
53 mm
Number
Details
Jean Sylvain Bailly was the first Mayor of Paris in 1789. He will be guillotined four years later.