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FRANCE. Execution of Louis XVI Silver Medal, 1793. Loos (Berlin) Mint. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, Unc Details.
Julius-262; Henin-469. Obverse: LOUIS XVI ROI DE FR IMMOLÉ PAR LES FACTIEUX (slain by the rebels), bust right, wearing crown of thorns; Reverse: PLEURÉS ET VENGÉS LE! (mourn and avenge him!), France seated left, head right, leaning upon funerary urn and pointing toward toppled crown; tempest in background; in two lines in exergue, LE XXI IANVIER / MDCCXCIII. This interesting historical medal marks the execution of Louis XVI, that act of regicide that mark a bloody watershed moment in the French Revolution. Despite some light hairlines from the cleaning, this example provides crisp details, with only a few contacts.
Estimate: $60 - $100
Julius-262; Henin-469. Obverse: LOUIS XVI ROI DE FR IMMOLÉ PAR LES FACTIEUX (slain by the rebels), bust right, wearing crown of thorns; Reverse: PLEURÉS ET VENGÉS LE! (mourn and avenge him!), France seated left, head right, leaning upon funerary urn and pointing toward toppled crown; tempest in background; in two lines in exergue, LE XXI IANVIER / MDCCXCIII. This interesting historical medal marks the execution of Louis XVI, that act of regicide that mark a bloody watershed moment in the French Revolution. Despite some light hairlines from the cleaning, this example provides crisp details, with only a few contacts.
Estimate: $60 - $100