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Jeton, Louis XVI, Feuardent 13473
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Louis XVI (1774-1793), King of France, on his execution on 21.1.1793
AE - Brass, 3.46g, 23.85mm, 0°.
Engraver: Johann Christian Reich, 1793
Obv.: LUD.XVI REX GALL.DEFUNCTUS
Head of the king, bareheaded, n.l.
Rev.: SOL REGNI ABIIT
urn with the inscription LOUIS / XVI, below left scepter, right crown
in ex. D.21.IAN. / 1793
Ref.: Feuardent 13473
Legends: defunctus = dead; SOL REGNI ABIIT = the sun of the empire has set
Johann Christian Reich (1730-1814), royal Prussian and royal Bavarian court medalist, creative inventor
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