Item number: A1270

Year: AD 1790

Material: Silver

Size: 31.4 x 31.4 mm

Manufactured by: Paris Mint

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a silver coin with a face value of ½ Écu, issued in AD 1790 during the reign of King Louis XVI of the French Bourbon dynasty. The obverse side features a left-facing bust of King Louis XVI, with the edge of his left shoulder bearing the initials “B.DUVIV.,” the mark of the engraver Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier. To the lower right of the bust is an image of a raised-foot heron, the hallmark of Jean Dupeyron de la Coste II, who became the director of the Paris Mint in 1794. Surrounding the portrait is the Latin inscription “LUD • XVI • D • G • FR • ET • NAV • REX •,” which translates to “Louis XVI, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre.”

The reverse side of the coin features the coat of arms of the Bourbon royal family, centred as an oval shield decorated with laurel branches on either side and topped with a crown. Within the shield are three fleur-dae-lis, symbolising the royal family. Surrounding the central design is the Latin inscription “SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM,” which translates to “Blessed be the name of the Lord,” a phrase derived from Psalm 112:2 in the Bible. The issue year “1790” is also marked on this side.

During the reign of Louis XVI, France experienced the French Revolution, a pivotal event that reshaped world history. Initiated in AD 1789, the Revolution led to the establishment of France as the first republic in Europe and culminated in the execution of Louis XVI, making him the only king in French history to be executed. The upheaval that followed the Revolution created a power vacuum, allowing Napoleon Bonaparte, a military officer, to rise through the ranks and eventually ascend to power.

物件編號: A1270

年代: 公元 1790 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 31.4 x 31.4 mm

製造地: 巴黎造幣廠

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚公元1790年，法蘭西波旁王朝的統治者路易十六世任內發行的面額 ½埃居銀幣。錢幣正面為國王路易十六世的左側半身像，左側肩膀的邊緣打印雕刻師皮埃爾·西蒙·班傑明·杜維維耶的姓名縮寫「B.DUVIV.」。人像右下方有一隻抬腳的鷺鷥，為公元1794年起擔任巴黎造幣廠負責人尚·迪佩隆·德拉科斯特二世的戳記。人像周圍的拉丁銘文「LUD • XVI • D • G • FR • ET • NAV • REX •」完整意思是「路易十六，蒙上帝恩典，法國和納瓦拉國王」。

錢幣背面的中央為波旁王室家徽，一個兩側以月桂枝條裝飾，頂端有一頂王冠的蛋形盾牌，盾牌內部有代表王室的三朵百合花。周圍環繞的拉丁銘文「 SIT NOMEN DOMINI A BENEDICTUM」出自《聖經》〈詩篇112:2〉的「主的名是應當稱頌」，另外還有標示發行年份「1790」。

路易十六世在位期間，法國發生影響世界歷史走向的法國大革命。公元1789年的革命催生法國成為歐洲第一個共和制的國家，而路易十六世也成為法國歷史上唯一一位遭到處決的國王。法國大革命之後的混亂局勢，也使得行伍出身的拿破崙一步步走向權力的高峰。