Status International
Auction 374 21-23 Jun 2022
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1793A Constitutional Monarchy Louis XVI gold 'Louis d'or' of 24 Livres, 'Roi des FRANCOIS', rev Genie of France 'L'AN 5 DE LA LIBERTE', Paris mint. 7.65g. Graded PCGS 'AU 53', with only minor planchet irregularities, that often occur on this type Well struck & attractive. Fr-477, Gad-61, KM-617.1. Only very small numbers struck in 1792-1793, with those dated 1793 being actually minted after the execution of the king(!!!), as coins were urgently needed while new design needed approval & time to make new dies etc. An iconic rarity of French Revolutionary coinage. (P)