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<p>[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 3451686, member: 8959"]Thank you, [USER=59737]@Seattlite86[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p>The Ecu de Six Livres de la Convention is actually a vey historical coin. It was minted by the Convention Nationale after King Louis XVI was deposed in 1792 and ultimately put to death at the guillotine on January 21st 1793.</p><p><br /></p><p>The intent was to remove all symbols of the monarchy from the coinage. The design is simple yet very appealing and symbolic, depicting the genius of Liberty inscribing CONSTITUTION on a tablet and the legend REGNE DE LA LOI on the perimeter and the date on exergue. The reverse depicts an oak wreath with the mark of value. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Convention Nationale of the new French Republic faced great difficulties in the period following the king's execution: loyalists conspired to revolt, and foreign powers (Prussian and Austria) threatened the fledgling country with invasion. </p><p><br /></p><p>The result was that the Convention became increasingly repressive due to a climate of suspicion and oppression. Instead of becoming a "Regne de la Loi" (Reign of law and Order), it became a "Regne de la Terreur" (Reign of Terror) which ultimately also consumed the leaders and inspirers of the French Revolution, including Robespierre, who also died at the guillotine.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anybody is interested, the following described the coinage of the French Revolution, as well as a brief historical background.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.infonumis.info/historique&description/Convention/index.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.infonumis.info/historique&description/Convention/index.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.infonumis.info/historique&description/Convention/index.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 3451686, member: 8959"]Thank you, [USER=59737]@Seattlite86[/USER]. The Ecu de Six Livres de la Convention is actually a vey historical coin. It was minted by the Convention Nationale after King Louis XVI was deposed in 1792 and ultimately put to death at the guillotine on January 21st 1793. The intent was to remove all symbols of the monarchy from the coinage. The design is simple yet very appealing and symbolic, depicting the genius of Liberty inscribing CONSTITUTION on a tablet and the legend REGNE DE LA LOI on the perimeter and the date on exergue. The reverse depicts an oak wreath with the mark of value. The Convention Nationale of the new French Republic faced great difficulties in the period following the king's execution: loyalists conspired to revolt, and foreign powers (Prussian and Austria) threatened the fledgling country with invasion. The result was that the Convention became increasingly repressive due to a climate of suspicion and oppression. Instead of becoming a "Regne de la Loi" (Reign of law and Order), it became a "Regne de la Terreur" (Reign of Terror) which ultimately also consumed the leaders and inspirers of the French Revolution, including Robespierre, who also died at the guillotine. If anybody is interested, the following described the coinage of the French Revolution, as well as a brief historical background. [url]http://www.infonumis.info/historique&description/Convention/index.htm[/url][/QUOTE]
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