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Message:: [QUOTE="Eduard, post: 1770705, member: 8959"]This is an interesting coin minted during the French Revolution, specifically during the period of the National Convention after the storming of the Tuileries in 1792 and the execution of the French King Louis XVI in Jan. 1793. The National Convention 1792 -1 795 was the ruling body in France during this troubled period and counted among its members Robespierre, Danton and Marat. Its rule covered the so-called Reign of Terror, during which many of the leaders of the French revolution where themselves victims of the revolution, and died on the guillotine - 'La Revolution Mange ses Enfants' (the revolution eats its own children). Ironically, this Ecu de 6 Livres proclaims on the obverse the 'Regne de la Loi' (Rule of Law). This period in french history was anything but that. To the coin: this is a fairly scarce type, and much more so when in better condition than this example which I recently was able to find. I find this coin very appealing, showing the Genius of the revolution writing on a tablet. The most common of the type are those minted in Paris. My coin was minted at Lille, and it shows a prominent die break on the reverse which accounts for its weak strike. A fairly scarce coin in reasonable condition nonetheless.[/QUOTE]