E-auction 142-82003 - fco_378446 - ISLES OF FRANCE AND BOURBON 3 Sols 1779 Paris

ISLES OF FRANCE AND BOURBON 3 Sols 1779 Paris F

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Estimate :	60 €
Price :	36 €
Maximum bid :	47 €
End of the sale :	04 January 2016 17:12:00
bidders :	4 bidders

Type : 3 Sols

Date: 1779

Mint name / Town : Paris

Quantity minted : 1865300

Metal : billon

Millesimal fineness : 208 ‰

Diameter : 22,35 mm

Weight : 2,03 g.

Edge : lisse

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

flan mal laminé

Catalogue references :

Lec.6 - KM18/1

Obverse

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

Obverse description : couronne et trois fleurs de lys.

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

Reverse

Reverse legend : ISLES DE FR.ET DE BOURBON // 3 / SOLS. / 1779 / 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 1779 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..