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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cucumbor, post: 1797763, member: 4298&quot;]<img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0080-Louis_XVI_demi_Ecu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><b>Louis XVI (1774-1792) - Demi Ecu aux lauriers 1791 A </b></p><p>Atelier de Paris, 2° semestre de 1791 (.A)</p><p>LUD . XVI . D . G . FR . ET . NAV . REX ., buste habillé a gauche orné du cordon du Saint Esprit. Point sous le D de LUD</p><p>. SIT . NOMEN . DOMINI BENEDICTVM lyre 1791, ecu ovale couronné entre deux branches de laurier, .A sous l&#039;ecu </p><p>Tranche inscrite : DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM</p><p>14.70 gr</p><p>Ref : Ciani # 2189</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin and the following three give a &quot;shortcut&quot; of how the person of the King was considered through the french revolution : on this one Louis XVI is monarch by Divine right &quot;Ludovicus XVI Deo Gratia Fran. et Nav. Rex&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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