FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Constitution (1791-1792). 12 deniers FRANÇOIS, mint on thick blank 1791, 2d semester - Year 3, AA, Metz. Av. LOUIS XVI KING OF THE FRENCH. Left draped bust of the King, bare head, hair tied with a ribbon on the nape of the neck, signature DUVIVIER. Below (workshop). Rv. THE NATION THE LAW THE KING. A Phrygian cap and 12 - D between two oak branches. In the exergue: (different) (date). (year). DE LA LIB. (different). G.15 - Dy.1723 - R.34.8 ; Copper - 17.22 g - 30 mm - 6 h Top Pop: the most beautiful graded example! From the R. Margolis collection, Stack's Bowers sale, August 2024, session E, No. 43088, acquired in the sale to mark the bicentenary of the French Revolution, 5 June 1989, expert Alain Weil, No. 5. PCGS MS63 (refrappe) (50392833). Thick plan variety described as bell metal and refrappe by PCGS. Heavy weight. Retains its almost golden bronze colour under a light patina. Superb at Fleur de coin. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot. * Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.