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DescriptionFrance 1791-A 30 Sols (Louis16).jpg
English: Kingdom of France, 30 sols, 1791, silver 666/1000, 28 mm, 9,98 g. Louis XVI of France is depicted on the obverse with the "winged genius" designed by Augustin Dupré on the reverse.
Date
(coin), 2010 (image)
Source
National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Author
Kingdom of France (coin), National Numismatic Collection (image)
National Museum of American History
Native name
National Museum of American History
Parent institution
Smithsonian Institution
Location
Washington, D.C. , United States of America
Coordinates
38° 53′ 28″ N, 77° 01′ 48″ W
Established
January 1964
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VIAF: 127977835
ISNI: 0000000404805762
ULAN: 500250889
LCCN: n81015980
NLA: 36241847
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France, winged genius design by Augustin Dupré
1791-A 30 Sols
1792-A Half Ecu
1793-A 24 Livres
1889-A 100 Francs
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