bry_1149857 - SIEGE OF MAINZ 5 sols 1793 Mayence
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Type : 5 sols
Date: 1793
Mint name / Town : Mayence
Metal : copper
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 19,92 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
5 sols frappé sur un flan légèrement irrégulier. Importantes usures et faiblesses de frappe sur les deux faces. Chocs et petits défauts de flan. Patine homogène avec quelques infimes rayures
Obverse
Obverse legend : REPUBLIQUE - FRANÇAISE / 1793 L'AN 2E.
Obverse description : Faisceau de licteur avec une pique surmontée d'un bonnet phrygien entre deux branches de chêne.
Reverse
Reverse legend : MONOYE DE SIEG[E] DE MAYENCE.
Reverse description : *5* / SOLS / * en trois lignes dans le champ.
Commentary
Frappe médaille.
Medal strike
Medal strike
Historical background
SIEGE OF MAINZ
(1793)
Mainz had been invested by General Custine on October 21, 1792 and he found himself besieged there by the Prussians from April 6, 1793. The French did not surrender until July 22, 1793. Most of the 5 sols coins were overstruck, among others on monnerons of 2 floors. For the 2-floor room, there are two models, one of which has a thicker crown of oak on the right (Dr.72b). The troops who capitulated in Mainz will be sent to Vendée where they will eventually be annihilated. General Custine who had commanded the place during the siege will be guillotined for treason.
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