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This coin was minted at Rouen, [[France]], during the throes of the Revolution. 1793 was the year the king was tried and executed. Amid the chaos, large quantities of these copper two sols were issued, along with six and twelve deniers (¼ and ½ sols). The 1791-93 issues bear the bust of the king but his ouster forced the removal of his portrait. The obverse shows the tablet of the law with the motto, "LES HOMMES SONT EGAUX DEVANT LA LOI," (all men are equal before the law) and the reverse shows the balance scales of justice. This type was hurriedly and crudely made and is rarely found better than VG. This specimen may be a restrike.
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This coin was minted at Rouen, [[France]], during the throes of the Revolution. 1793 was the year the king was tried and executed. Amid the chaos, large quantities of these copper two sols were issued, along with six and twelve deniers (half and one sols). The 1791-93 issues bear the bust of the king but his ouster forced the removal of his portrait. The obverse shows the tablet of the law with the motto, "LES HOMMES SONT EGAUX DEVANT LA LOI," (all men are equal before the law) and the reverse shows the balance scales of justice. This type was hurriedly and crudely made and is rarely found better than VG. This specimen may be one of the restrikes mentioned in Gadoury for this date.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' bronze or ''metal du cloche.''
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''Specification:'' 24.47 g, bronze or ''metal du cloche.''
  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 621.3.
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''Catalog reference:'' Gad-31, KM 621.3.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* Ciani, Louis, ''Les Monnaies Royales Françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI, avec indication de leur valuer actuelle,'' Paris, 1926 (reprinted in Barcelona, 1965).
 
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
 
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
 
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
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* Guilloteau, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942,'' Versailles, 1942. 
  
 
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''Link to:''
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* [[France 1792 sol]], pattern
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* [[France 1792 2 sols]], pattern
 
* [[France 1792-A 2 sols|1792-A 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 2 sols|1792-A 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-AA 2 sols|1792-AA 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-AA 2 sols|1792-AA 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-B 2 sols|1792-B 2 ''sols Constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-B 2 sols|1792-B 2 ''sols Constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-A 12 deniers|1793-A 12 deniers]]
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* [[France 1793-R 12 deniers|1793-R 12 deniers]]
 
* [[France 1793-W 12 deniers|1793-W 12 deniers]]
 
* [[France 1793-W 12 deniers|1793-W 12 deniers]]
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* [[France 1793-A sol|1793-A ''sol au balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-A sol|1793-A ''sol à la balance'']]
 
* [[France 1793-BB sol au balance|1793-BB sol "au balance"]]
 
* [[France 1793-BB sol au balance|1793-BB sol "au balance"]]
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* [[France (1793) 2 sols]] pattern
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* [[France 1793-BB 2 sols KM-621.4|1793-BB ''double sol à la balance'']]
 
* [[France 1793-H 2 sols|1793-H ''double sol à la balance'']]
 
* [[France 1793-H 2 sols|1793-H ''double sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-I 2 sols KM-621.7|1793-I ''double sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-R 2 sols KM-621.11|1793-R ''double sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1793 5 sols]] Brézin's pattern
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* [[France 1793-Pau 15 sols|1793 15 sols du Béarn]]
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* [[France 1793-BB 30 sols|1793-BB 30 sols, "FRANÇAIS"]]
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* [[France 1793-D 30 sols|1793-D 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1793-I 30 sols|1793-I 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1793-I 30 sols|1793-I 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1793-K 30 sols|1793-K 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1793-MA 30 sols|1793-MA 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1793-N 30 sols|1793-N 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1793-Q 30 sols|1793-Q 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1793-Q 30 sols|1793-Q 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1793-W 30 sols|1793-W 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1793-A 1/2 ecu|1793-A ''demi-écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-A 1/2 ecu|1793-A ''demi-écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793 3 livres]], pattern
 
* [[France 1793 3 livres]], pattern
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* [[France 1793-N ecu|1793-N ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-N ecu|1793-N ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-R ecu|1793-R ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-R ecu|1793-R ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-T ecu|1793-T ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-A 6 livres|1793-A 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-A 6 livres|1793-A 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-AA 6 livres|1793-AA 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-AA 6 livres|1793-AA 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-BB 6 livres|1793-BB 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-BB 6 livres|1793-BB 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-L 6 livres|1793-L 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-L 6 livres|1793-L 6 livres]]
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* [[France 1793-MA 6 livres|1793-MA 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-N 6 livres|1793-N 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-N 6 livres|1793-N 6 livres]]
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* [[France 1793-T 6 livres|1793-T 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-W 6 livres|1793-W 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-W 6 livres|1793-W 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-A 24 livres|1793-A 24 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-A 24 livres|1793-A 24 livres]]
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* [[France 1793-A louis d'or|1793-A ''Louis d'or constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-A louis d'or|1793-A ''louis d'or constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-M louis d'or|1793-M ''louis d'or constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-BB 24 livres|1793-BB 24 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-W 24 livres|1793-W 24 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-W 24 livres|1793-W 24 livres]]
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* [[France L'AN 2-A centime]], pattern
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* [[France L'AN 2-A 5 decimes]], pattern, statue of Isis
 
* [[France (1794)-R 2 sols|(1794)-R ''deux sols aux balance'']]
 
* [[France (1794)-R 2 sols|(1794)-R ''deux sols aux balance'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1793]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1793]]

Latest revision as of 11:27, 21 October 2025

from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1793B 2 sols rev DSLR.jpg

This coin was minted at Rouen, France, during the throes of the Revolution. 1793 was the year the king was tried and executed. Amid the chaos, large quantities of these copper two sols were issued, along with six and twelve deniers (half and one sols). The 1791-93 issues bear the bust of the king but his ouster forced the removal of his portrait. The obverse shows the tablet of the law with the motto, "LES HOMMES SONT EGAUX DEVANT LA LOI," (all men are equal before the law) and the reverse shows the balance scales of justice. This type was hurriedly and crudely made and is rarely found better than VG. This specimen may be one of the restrikes mentioned in Gadoury for this date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 24.47 g, bronze or metal du cloche.

Catalog reference: Gad-31, KM 621.3.

Source:

  • Ciani, Louis, Les Monnaies Royales Françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI, avec indication de leur valuer actuelle, Paris, 1926 (reprinted in Barcelona, 1965).
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.

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