Louis XVI: Assembly of Electors
Benjamin Duvivier
(French, 1730–1819)
1789
MintFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 48 mm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of John B. How
Accession number17.3182
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObvese: Inscribed at edge "LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇAIS PERE DUN PEUPLE LIBRE", under bust "DUVIVIER", and in exergue "ASSEMBL DES ELECT DE PARIS/LE ROI Y SEANT/LE 17 JUILLET/1789".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "LIBERTE ASSUREE", on obelisk "JUILLET/MDCC/LXXXIX" and "PRESIDENT/DES ELECTEURS/ET M.L.F MOREAU/EDS MERY", and below "DU VIV.".ProvenanceBy 1917, John B. How; 1917, gift of the Estate of John B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 1917)