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FRANCE, Royal (Restored). Gouvernement Provisoire. 1 April–3 May 1814. AR Essai de 2 Francs (27mm, 9.96 g, 11h). In the name of Franz I, Emperor of Austria. Paris mint. Dies by Tiolier. Dated April 1814. GALLIA REDDITA EUROPAE, three lis in circle; APRILE 1814 below / FRANÇOIS I EMP D'AUTRICHE, ANGE/ DE/ PAIX/ PARIS. Mazzard 770a. Rich iridescent toning, a few minor marks. EF.
From the Lampasas Collection. Ex David J. Fleischmann Collection.
This interesting essai was struck in Paris in April of 1814, after the fall of Napoléon but before the return of Louis XVIII, and commemorates the peace that at last prevailed in Europe. Austrian emperor Franz I and Prussian king Frederick Wilhelm III are both named in the series as "angels of peace."
From the Lampasas Collection. Ex David J. Fleischmann Collection.
This interesting essai was struck in Paris in April of 1814, after the fall of Napoléon but before the return of Louis XVIII, and commemorates the peace that at last prevailed in Europe. Austrian emperor Franz I and Prussian king Frederick Wilhelm III are both named in the series as "angels of peace."