Louis XVI of France
King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792
Born on 23 August 1754 in Palace of VersaillesDied on 21 January 1793 in place de la Concorde
Parents: Louis, Dauphin of France and Marie Josèphe of Saxony
Brothers: Charles X of France, Louis XVIII of France
12 Deniers - Louis XVI FRANÇOIS
Features
| Issuer | France  |
|---|---|
| King | Louis XVI (1774-1792) |
| Period | Constitutional Monarchy (1791-1792) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1791-1793 |
| Value | 1 Sol (1⁄20 LT) |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 13.37 g |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1 October 1856 |
| Number | N# 4007 |
| References | Dy royales# 1723, Gad R2# 15, KM# 600, Ciani Royales# 2253, Maz# 32-39, Clairand# 36201 |
Obverse
Bust of LOUIS XVI draped to the left, bareheaded, hair tied at the neck with a ribbon; DUVIVIER on the edge of the bust; below the workshop letter .
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANCOIS
DUVIVIER
A
Translation:
Louis XVI King of the French
Duvivier
A
Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Reverse
Fasces topped with a Phrygian cap between two oak branches; on either side 1 2.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI
12 D•
1791•3• DE LA LIB
Translation:
The Nation, The Law, The King
12 Deniers
1791•3• DE LA LIB
Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Edge
Plain
Mints
| ○D | Dijon, France |
| ○I | Clermont-Ferrand, France (circa 600-1794) |
| ○T | Saumur, France |
| ○W | Arras, France |
| 🐄 | Pau, France |
| A | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| AA | Metz, France (?-1803) |
| B | Rouen, France (?-1858) |
| BB | Strasbourg, France (?-1870) |
| D | Lyon, France (413-1858) |
| D○ | Dijon, France |
| H | La Rochelle, France (?-1837) |
| I | Limoges, France (?-1837) |
| K | Bordeaux, France (?-1880) |
| L | Bayonne, France (?-1837) |
| M | Toulouse, France (?-1837) |
| MA | Marseille, France (?-1858) |
| N | Montpellier, France |
| Q | Perpignan, France (?-1837) |
| R | Orléans, France |
| T | Nantes, France (?-1837) |
| T○ | Saumur, France |
| W | Lille, France (1685-1858) |
Mark
 | Félix de Reiset, Mint Master, Strasbourg (1788-1793) |
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