The coin of the executed king.

Louis XVI become the French king in 1774. He was a very good-natured man. But he was a weak ruler. During his reign, Louis XVI lost his own popularity and become an object of the political criticism.
In 1789 began an anti-monarchy revolt: during the next 3 years Louis XVI lost remains of his power and was executed at 21 January 1793. He died very brave. His last words was: "I am is not guilty. I tell you this words when I make ready to meet my Lord. I am forgive all people which are guilty in my death."

 

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Liard 1779, copper, mintage - 655000. Minted in La Rochelle.

 

12 deniers 1793, bronze. This coin minted after the death of Louis XVI.

 

That is all:hail:

 

nice!

 

Thanks!

 

What about England's Charles I?

 

Interesting story and coins to go along with it. Thanks for sharing.

 

If it was minted in France, the coiner was at great risk of The Terror !

Thanks, Siberian Man ! Cool thread.

 

No. I haven't a coins of Charles I.

 

And a couple of coins yet.
2 sous (sols) 1792.

 

One sou 1784.

 

Americans forget how great an Allie France was to us during our revolution. True, France was doing it fo her own reasons to humiliate Britain, but we had no chance against the British without the French fleet and Lafayette.

I have always found it funny how ever since Degaulle the US and France have been at odds as much as cooperative, when our history is one of rich cooperation.

 

Vive' la France!

 

I read that exactly French won the Independence War of the USA. Allegedly, fight for independence was doomed to a failure without support of France. Don't know, is it true or no. But I read it in Wikipedia and other sources.

 

Yes. We had no Navy, so the British could have always retreated to their ships even if we had cornered them on land. Yorktown, the last major battle of our Revolutionary War, was where US and French troops, (mainly US though), cornered the British. The French fleet happened to be nearby, and was able to keep the British from access to their ships. Hence the British had to surrender.

The French Marquise de Lafayette is a true US war hero.

Like I said though, even though we do owe the French a debt of gratitude, (which some may say was repaid in WWI and WWII), the French did it as part of a larger global campaign against the British, and not any special love of the US. In fact, a few years later the French Revolutionists quoted the US Declaration of Independence extensively, so it didn't work out very well for Louis XVI unfortunately.

Regardless, the US used to have a special love of France for all she did for us. I wish we still did.

 

History is the one of the most interesting things for us. I am a big fan of a history. Moreover! The numismatics is the important element of the world's history.

 

That is the truth sir. I love the interrelatedness of all of us. How all nations and people on the earth truly are connected together despite what our politicians and media wish us to believe. Many Russians probably do not remember or were ever taught how the US shipped millions of tons of war supplies through Iran to support Russia during WWII, while most Americans do not remember or were not taught how Russia alone faced three times as many German troops in WWII than the US and allies ever did on the western front. Both of our great nations together defeated this horror, yet our politicians on both sides only emphasize our individual roles.

 

So true!

 

i casual glance at the reverse of the 2 sous from 1792 reminded my of the current US dime...but then i saw it wasn't a torch with flame but a pillar with floppy hat on the to (right). I've noticed many old french coins have the floppy hat, ususally on a head....what is the significance of this?

like this french colonial coin i posted...