CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT 1791 - 1793 - Lot 222

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT 1791 - 1793 LOUIS XVI ROY DES FRANÇOIS. Bust on left, hair held back in a catogan. Below, 1791. R/. REGNE DE LA LOI. Winged genie engraving the Constitution between a rooster and a beam. On the base line, VASSELON. In exergue, 2 - D - L - LIB -. Smooth edge. ♦ Maz 84/R2; Gad 53 Essai d'argent de l'Écu de 6 Livres du Concours monétaire de 1791 by François Vasselon. (29,43 g) Rare and sought-after coin. Trace of old cleaning. Superb. François Vasselon took part in the 1791 Concours monétaire, but it was Augustin Dupré's type that was adopted from the designs of seven competitors: Andrieu, Droz, Dupré, Duvivier, Gatteaux, Lorthior and Vasselon.