bry_409579 - SIEGE OF MAINZ 5 sols 1793 Mayence
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Price : 100.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 100.00 €
Type : 5 sols
Date: 1793
Mint name / Town : Mayence
Metal : bell metal
Diameter : 31,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 23 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie frappée sur un flan irrégulier. Faiblesses de frappe dans les légendes et légère usure sur les motifs centraux. Patine marron
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 SIEGE DE MAYENCE.
Reverse description : *5* / SOLS / * en trois lignes dans le champ.
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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