E-auction 244-167805 - fco_457188 - ISLES OF FRANCE AND BOURBON 3 Sous 1781 Paris - A

ISLES OF FRANCE AND BOURBON 3 Sous 1781 Paris - A VG

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Estimate :	30 €
Price :	6 €
Maximum bid :	6 €
End of the sale :	18 December 2017 16:59:30
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : 3 Sous

Date: 1781

Mint name / Town : Paris - A

Quantity minted : 6720000

Metal : billon

Millesimal fineness : 208 ‰

Diameter : 22,75 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 1,84 g.

Edge : lisse

Catalogue references :

Lec.6 - KM/WC.18/2

Obverse

Obverse legend : LOUIS XVI.R.DE FR.ET DE NAV.

Obverse description : couronne surmontant trois fleurs de lys.

Obverse translation : (Louis XVI roi de France et de Navarre).

Reverse

Reverse legend : ISLES DE FR.ET DE BOURBON // 3 / SOUS. / 1781 / A.

Reverse description : dans le champ.

Reverse translation : (Îles de France et de Bourbon).

Commentary

Monnaie commune à “l’Ile de France” et à l”Ile Bourbon” frappée en 1781 par la Monnaie de Paris. L’Ile Bourbon” fut rebaptisée définitivement “Ile de la Réunion” en 1848. L’”Ile de France” fut conquise par les Anglais en 1814 et renommée Ile Maurice..
Common coin for “Ile de France” and “Ile Bourbon” struck in 1781 by the Paris Mint. “Ile Bourbon” was definitively renamed “Ile de la Réunion” in 1848. “Ile de France” was conquered by the English in 1814 and renamed Mauritius.