½ Sol, France

½ Sol, France, 1793 obverse image½ Sol, France, 1793 reverse image
½ Sol coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    France flagFrance
  • Years of Minting:
    1793
  • Period:
    First Republic (1792-1804)
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    La Rochelle, France (?-1837), Bayonne, France (?-1837)
½ Sol Reference Price

Reference Price

$9.50-$109.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

½ Sol Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Balance somme dun bonnet phrygien sur le flau sur lequel repose une couronne de chne ; au centre 1/2 S.

Engraver:

Augustin Dupré

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Les inscriptions en sept lignes sur une table sommée d’un œil rayonnant et accostée d’une grappe de raisin et de cinq épis de blé. La signature de Dupré en bas de la table.

Engraver:

Augustin Dupré

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Rough (striking without ferrule).

½ Sol Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

REPUBLIQUE FRANÇOISE. LES HOMMES SONT EGAUX DEVANT LA LOI L'AN II.

Reverse:

LIBERTE EGALITE ½ S H 1793

½ Sol Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Bronze

Size

½ Sol sizes
  • Weight:6.11 g
  • Diameter:25 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a

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