Convention

Gold – 24 livres or Convention – 1793 W AN II W Lille – NGC MS 62 – 3234 examples

12 000

MS

Convention

MS

Gold – 24 livres or Convention – 1793 W AN II W Lille – NGC MS 62 – 3234 examples

12 000

Description:

Coin with bright original luster and golden patina. Superb example.

Period
Convention
Type
24 livres
Year
1793
Mint name
Lille
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
7,6 g
Metal
Gold
Grading
NGC MS 62
Rarity
Very rare
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  • Comments :

    Coin certified NGC MS 62. Very high grade.

    https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/1522419-004/62/

    Mint Lille rarer than Paris with low mintage : 3234 examples.

    Very sought after by collectors.

    On February 5, 1793, ten days after the execution of Louis XVI, the National Assembly abolished the use of the royal portrait. This made necessary the redesigning of the coinage since the head of Louis XVI had continued to be struck on French coins from the establishment of the Constitution of 1791 until January 26, 1793-five days after the death of Louis XVI. Thereafter, the louis d’or ceased to be struck under this name and was replaced by a new gold 24-livres piece (the value of the louis d’or in terms of silver). On the new coins the obverse portrait of Louis XVI was replaced by the image of the Genius inscribing the constitution (now intended to represent the republican Constitution of 1793) that had previously appeared on the reverse of the louis d’or constitutionnelle (“constitutional gold Louis”). Surrounding this type, where the legend naming the king had previously appeared is now an inscription extolling the new sovereign in France: Law. Alas, this new ruler was destined to be deposed in fairly short order. In June 1793 the rule of Law was destined to be distorted into the Reign of Terror.