15 sols from France of Louis XVI, 1791
Also known as: 15 sols uit Frankrijk van Lodewijk XVI, 1791
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1791
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Below that the date. Reverse: between the denomination indication a winged youth facing right, writing in two lines on a tablet standing on a pedestal: "constitution". To his left and right attributes. Far right the letter D [=Lyon]. In exergue the date 3 in new reckoning. Floral edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3284; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.4 cm x weight 4.9 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.4 cm x weight 4.9 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of the king facing left. Below that the date.
- Reverse
- between the denomination indication a winged youth facing right, writing in two lines on a tablet standing on a pedestal: "constitution". To his left and right attributes. Far right the letter D [=Lyon]. In exergue the date 3 in new reckoning. Floral edge.
Identification
- Original title
- 15 sols uit Frankrijk van Lodewijk XVI, 1791
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-3284
- Museum classification
- coin
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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