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I REPUBLIC. Federative Pact. Confidence coin with a value of 5 Saluds. (Ae. 27.79g/40mm). 1792. Birmingham. Engraver: Dupre F. The obverse scene is loaded with symbolism: Federal Guards offer a revolutionary salute to a female figure representing Ella sits next to an obelisk and holds a board with the words “CONSTITUTION DES FRANÇAIS”. In front of her is an empty pedestal with a relief of the head of Louis XVI and behind her is a shield bearing the three Fleurs de Lis of the French royal coat of arms. Below are two crushed documents symbolizing the withdrawal of privileges to the church and the nobility, in the legend edge: RHONE ET LOIRE DE GARD & DEPARTEMENS DE PARIS. (Maz.145). Good Very Fine.
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