FRANCE - FRANCE Third Republic (1870-1940). Essay on the type of the gold ducat of Louis XII, in bronze, Frappe spéciale (SP) ND, modern mint, Paris. Av. LVDO° FRAN° REGNIQ NEAPR. Crowned bust of Louis XII. Rv. PERDAM BABILLONIS NOMEN [I will destroy even the name of Babylon]. Crowned shield of France within a grenetis. Maz (cf. 2226) - MdP.A5 ; Bronze - 7 g - 25 mm - 12 h Top Pop (2): the most beautiful graded example! PCGS SP65 (60810889). Special strike (SP) on matt blank. BR horn hallmarks. Corner flower. Modern strikes of this type were available in the general catalogue of the Monnaie de Paris until the 1990s, but the coins were already present in the 1833 catalogue of the Musée monétaire.