Description

France 12 Deniers 1792 Louis XVI FRANÇAIS Strasbourg KM# 601
(3555)
France
King Louis XVI (1774-1792)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1791-1793
Value 12 denier = 1 sol = 1⁄20 pound
Currency Livre tournois (781-1795)
Composition Copper
Weight 12.23 g
Diameter 30 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1 October 1856
Number N# 6113
References Dy# 1723a, Gad# 13, KM# 601
Obverse
King bust left profile
Lettering:
LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇAIS·
BB
Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Reverse
Oak crown licteurs beam in the middle
Lettering:
LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI
12 D.
1792·4· DE LA LIB
Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier