LOUIS XVI Constitutional Government - Lot 460

LOUIS XVI Constitutional Government september 14, 1791 - september 21, 1792 LOUIS XVI KING - OF THE FRENCH. Head to the left of the King, hair tied in a catogan. Below, (different) and vintage. R/. REGNE DE LA LOI. // L'AN 5 DE LA/ LIBERTÉ The Genius of France engraving the word CONSTITUTION on a table of the Law resting on an altar, flanked by the différent and a beam on one side and a rooster and the workshop on the other. Edge inscribed in relief LA NATION (finial) LA LOI (finial) ET LE ROI (finial). ♦ Dy 1718; Gad 55 Écu de Six livres d'argent (Dupré) 1793-an 5 de la Liberté (January 1-January 21, 1793) Lille (29.33 g) Scratches and small dings on obverse. T.B./Very fine. Despite the execution of Louis XVI on January 21, 1793, the 6 livres ecu continued to be minted during the 1st quarter of 1793.