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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2581189, member: 8959&quot;]A few more facts (and coins) relevant to the Napoleonic era.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After the failure to establish a constitutional monarchy (1791-1792), King Louis XVI was deposed and the ruling Legislative Assembly was replaced by the National Convention.</p><p><br /></p><p>The National Convention (1792-1795) proclaimed the French Republic (September 1792) and condemned the king to death. This was a period of intense internal and external conflict which led to the installation of the so-called Reign of Terror, one of whose leaders was Robespierre. </p><p>The guillotine functioned day and night during that period, ultimately claiming among its victims many participants of the revolution. The revolution eats its own children.....&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>These two coins where minted by order of the French National Convention. </p><p>They are the so-called Ecu de 6 Livres, and besides Paris, they were also minted at </p><p>a number of provincial mints. </p><p>The Ecu the 6 Livres has very nice design, and is generally difficult to find in good condition. These coins constituted a fair amount of money in their day and represented 1 week&#039;s pay for a laborer. From what I have read, with one of these one could purchase 8 ducks, 20 chickens or 16 kg of bread.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ecu de 6 Livres de la Convention, Minted at Lille, 1793, (mintmark W) </p><p><br /></p><p>Ecu de 6 Livres de la Convention, minted at Lyon, 1793, (mintmark D).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]560285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560286[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]560288[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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