1 Sou imitating the sol aux balances
© Manu62
Features
| Issuer |
Haiti ›
Saint-Domingue (1625-1804)
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1801 |
| Value | 1 Sou (1⁄20) |
| Currency | Livre (1625-1804) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 9.63 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Issued | 1801 |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 481981 |
| References | Lec# 12 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. Ernest Zay; 1892. Histoire monétaire des colonies françaises, d'aprés les documents officiels. J. Montorier, Paris, France. Jean Mazard. Histoire monétaire et numismatique contemporaine 1790-1967. Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles, Paris, France (2 volumes). Victor Guilloteau. Monnaies françaises (Guilloteau). Paris, France (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Tablet of law with radiant eye above, Republican date beneath, flanked by bunch of grapes on left and sheaf of wheat on right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇOISE.
L’AN 8
Translation:
French Republic
Year 8
Reverse
Scales topped with Phrygian cap, Georgian date beneath, and a wreath around arms of the scale.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ
1801
Translation: Liberty, equality
Edge
Plain
Mint
Casa de la Moneda, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1542)Comments
This coin was minted by Toussaint Louverture's independence troops after the capture of Santo Domingo, where the island's only mint was located.
Two series of 1 and 2-cent coins were minted in 1801, this being the second type.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1801 | (fr) Atelier de Santo Domingo, Jambu estime le nombre d'exemplaires survivants à environ 6. | ||||||||||||||
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