CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT - Lot 221

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT september 14, 1791 - september 21, 1792 † january 21, 1793 LOUIS XVI KING OF THE FRENCH*. Head of the king on the left, hair held back by a ribbon tied in a catogan at the nape of the neck. Below, lion and vintage. Dot under the U of LOUIS. R/. Genius engraving the word CONSTITUTION in two lines, on a pedestal with DUPRÉ's signature on the base. signature of DUPRÉ. On either side, beam and lyre, rooster and workshop letter. In the exergue, L'AN 4 DE LA /LIBERTÉ. Edge inscribed in relief, LA NATION LA LOI ET LE ROI. ♦ Fr 477; Dy 1717; Gad 61 Louis d'or Constitutionnel 1792-an 4 de la Liberté (2nd half) Paris (7.54 g) Rare. Very fine exemplaure. *Kings of the French. On October 8, deputies Fréteau and Mirabeau proposed the introduction of the title "King of the French" in place of "King of France". The Assembly adopted this new title on October 10, and decided on October 12 that the sovereign would not be titled "King of the Navarrese" or "King of the Corsicans". The Assembly formalized these decisions in a decree on November 9. Louis XVI began using the new title "King of the Franks" in his letters patent on November 6. By decree of April 9, 1791, the Assembly decided that the title "King of the French" would henceforth be engraved on the kingdom's coins, where the title "King of France and Navarre" still appeared.