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Description: | Post Medieval silver French Dixième d'écu dit "aux branches d'olivier" (silver 10 centime piece with olive branches) of Louis XVI (1774-1793), Minted at Paris, Mint master Jean Dupeiron (1757-1781) Master Engraver François Bernier (1774-1793), dated 1779 AD.The coin is pierced at 12 o'clock on the obverse and 6 o'clock on the reverse. Louis XVI was deposed by the revolution and the coin may have been pierced by a Royalist to wear as a sign of loyalty.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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