2 Sous Colonie de Cayenne; Louis XVIII

Features

Issuer French Guiana (Overseas France)
King Louis XVIII (1814-1815, 1815-1824)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1816
Value 2 Sols (0.1 LT)
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Billon (.200 silver)
Weight 2 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
20781
References KM# 3,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Zay# 33,
Ernest Zay; 1892. Histoire monétaire des colonies françaises, d'aprés les documents officiels. J. Montorier, Paris, France.
Lec# 25
Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises (2nd edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Obverse

Crown above three fleur de lis

Script: Latin

Lettering: LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE

Translation: LOUIS XVIII KING OF FRANCE

Engraver: Tiolier

Reverse

Value inside a circle.
COLONIE DE GUYANE around the edge.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
COLONIE DE CAYENNE
2
SOUS
1816
A

Translation: COLONY OF GUYANA

Edge

Smooth

Mint

A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Rooster Charles-Pierre de l'Espine, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1797-1821)

Comments

Silver title: 200‰Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1816 A Rooster

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