Post Your Coins And Medals Connected To The French Revolution

excellent theme erafjel ! and WOW splendid copper coins
the 5 decimes from 1794 (again a design from Dupre) is fantastic !

here are two decimes; one from Paris (A an 5) and one from Lille (W an 7); one cannot be surprised that the design is from the engraver Dupre




Obverse: Marianne with phrygian cap; below Dupre
Legend: REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
Reverse: Un decime; An ... and mintmarks
surrounded by wreath of oak leaves

be it Liberte Assise on the 2 sol monnerons, Marianne on the decime, or the Statue of Liberty on a New York island,
all seem much related to the ideal of freedom and equal rights

nice website for the history of Marianne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne

to end this post, specially for our US friends who seem to be either on vacation these days or sleeping too much
the American dime (an abbreviation of decime) was introduced in the US monetary system in the same period, which is quite amazing, or perhaps not, given the fact that Lafayette and Jefferson were very good friends and in contact all the time.

Many books and articles were written about connections, similarities and differences between the American Revolution and the French Revolution; it would draw us too far from the coins

but appearance of the dime/decime in the same decade should not escape the attention of CCF

jbuck, I did not mean you - it seems as if you never sleep

I do when I can!

That's excellent, a truly revolutionary coin! Very nice!

Lovely coins, 1c5d7n5m!

The last coin from me (now having depleted my French revolution collection) is like the one you started with, but a different mint.

2 sols an 2/1793, à la table de loi/à la balance, Rouen (B)

Well, it is still growing, slowly... So many other beautiful French coins from other periods that need attention (and money) too. But that revolutionary 2 sols just made it to the top of my wish list for revolution coins

excellent idea erafjel
however, when it comes to Monnerons featuring REVOLUTION FRANCAISE, one could consider this piece of 5 sols, minted in Birmingham later in 1792; it is my favorite coin of the French Revolution, symbolizing a number of interesting ideas

a Monneron 5 sols type Hercule



The design of the reverse is similar to the 2 sols Liberte Assise 1792:
MEDAILLE QUI SE VEND
CINQ-SOLS
A PARIS CHEZ MONNERON PATENTE'
legend: REVOLUTION FRANCAISE 1792

It is the obverse which is amazing:
The superhero Hercules (who will appear regularly on later French coins) sitting on his attributes, trying in vain to accomplish another "work": breaking a bundle of wooden sticks, as we have seen before a symbol of the Revolution. Hercules cannot break the bundle however, as the "united sticks" are to strong.
the legend explains the idea further:
LES FRANCAIS UNIS SONT INVINCIBLES

Magnificent idea that is true for any movement or group.
This idea can also be interpreted in the context of political events: counter-revolutionary initiatives that were gathering momentum, both inside France and via a series of international coalitions against France.

that was an 6 (1797-98)
see how he looks in 1974
LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE eternal youth and a smile

happiness forever !



it could be a happy end for this thread
but perhaps there is more waiting to be posted