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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 77626, member: 283&quot;]Here&#039;s a 1792 A (Paris Mint) Ecu de six livres with Louis XVI bust/ `Angel&#039; rev. These coins were issued for both 1792 and 1793 by various mints in France. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/stuff/LouisEcuObv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/stuff/LouisEcuRev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After Louis&#039; beheading in January 1793 the powers that be decided to keep the `Genie&#039; design and go for a bland straightforward `tell it like it is&#039; reverse. Here&#039;s one of that type</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/stuff/PostLouisEcuObv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/stuff/PostLouisEcuRev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After that design we see the first French use of the Dupre design of Hercules and the two Muses as issued under the `Directoire&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is from Paris mint during the second year of issue (year 5 which is actually 1796-7). If you look closely at the reverse, you will see that this particular coin has been turned into a love token.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/stuff/LoveTokenObv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.imb4u2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/stuff/LoveTokenRev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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