Louis XVI

Ecu – aux branches d’olivier – 1787 Pau – Old fake tin – Countermark – 40 Batzen

70

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Louis XVI

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Ecu – aux branches d’olivier – 1787 Pau – Old fake tin – Countermark – 40 Batzen

70

Description:

Evenly worn coin. Very well-crafted period fakes, this coin circulated as real in the past. Filed rims at 12:00.

Period
Louis XVI
Type
Old Fake
Year
1787
Mint name
Pau Béarn
Diameter
40 mm
Weight
16,2g
Metal
Tin
Rarity
rare
  • Comments :

    Very well-crafted period fakes, often made in illegal workshops, intended to deceive the population. These coins circulated as real in the past. At the time, possessing and putting counterfeit money into circulation was punishable by death.