DIRECTORY October 27, 1795 - November 10, 1799 - Lot 153

DIRECTORY October 27, 1795 - November 10, 1799 FRENCH REPUBLIC (star). Draped bust of the Republic, long hair, wearing a Phrygian cap. Below, engraver's signature in Dupré cursive letters. R/. UN countermarked on the 2 DÉCIME (S) in two lines. Below, year 4 between Artemis, Augustin Dupré's mark and a cornucopia. Workshop letter. Crown of oak leaves. Recessed lozenges on the edge. ♦ Gad 186 UN Décime en cuivre an 4 Paris (20.55 g) Rare in this state of preservation. T.B./Very fine. Modification du 2 Décimes en UN décime le 24 octobre 1796. These Dupré-type coins were demonetized by decree on October 1, 1856. *Madame RÉCAMIER was probably the inspiration for the obverse effigy of the Directoire copper coins by Dupré. Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard, à la ville Madame Jacques Récamier dite Juliette ou Julie Récamier was born on December 3, 1777 in Lyon and died on May 11, 1849 in Paris. She was a woman of letters whose Parisian salon, from the Directoire period until the July monarchy, brought together the greatest celebrities of the political, literary and artistic worlds.