LOUIS XVI 1774 - 1793 - Lot 219

LOUIS XVI 1774 - 1793 LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX. Large laurel bust of the king at left. Below, J.P. DROZ. F. Around the rim, a fine scroll of small lilies. R/. SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM (eagle head) head) 1786. Two interlaced Ls formed by a palm palm and olive branch, topped by a crown. crown. In the center, three lilies. On the edge, (lily) DOMINE (lily) SALVUM (lily) F/AC (lily) REGEM. 6-broken ferrule. ♦ VG 90; Dr PH 5 Essai de l'Écu d'argent dit Écu de Calonne 1786 Paris (28.67 g) Ø 41.14 mm Period strike. Very rare. Superb. Charles Alexandre de Calonne comte d'Hannonville was born in Douai on January 20, 1734 and died on October 30, 1802. He was Louis XVI's Minister and Controller General of Finance. He proposed a tax reform payable equally by the clergy and nobility. This type of silver shield was so successful that it was redesigned in the 19th century under the Restoration. Droz used the 6-brevure ferrule for the edge, whereas the refrappo has only three. * The virole "à 6 brisures ou 3 brisures" is a kind of ring made of 6 or 3 pieces of hardened steel, designed to receive the blank of a coin in order to hold the metal at the moment of striking. In 1786 and 1787, Jean Pierre Droz carried out a series of tests that were never adopted, including the Louis and Ecu known as the "Calonne".