| Issuer |
French Guiana
(Overseas France) |
|---|---|
| King |
Louis XVI (1774-1792)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1789 |
| Value | 2 Sous (0.1) |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1780-1818) |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 4.12 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 307575 |
| References | Lec# 22 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. |
One royal crown with 6 arches on top of 3 lis flowers.
Script: Latin
Lettering: LOUIS XVI.R.DE FR. ET DE NAV.
Unabridged legend: Louis XVI, roi de France et de Navarre
Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Value and date inside a circle, itself surrounded by the emitting authority inside a grénetis close to the edge of the coin.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
COLONIE DE CAYENNE
2
SOUS
1789
A
Translation: Colony of Cayenne
| A | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Not to be confused with N# 8454
. The present coin is a piedfort and has thus a bigger mass than the other coin; the crown has 6 arches whereas the crown on the other coin has only 5 arches.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1789 A |
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$ 14 | $ 26 | ||||||||||||
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| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Katz Auction 98 Lot 2201
|
14 Oct 2023 | XF |
USD 25.54
(EUR 22.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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