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Item Description:
These late 18th century French coins circulated during the French Revolution (1789 - 1799), and were issued during the reign of King Louis XVI—shortly before his execution by guillotine in 1793. Each features a portrait of the king on the obverse side, and a wreath containing the denomination on the reverse.
As king, Louis XVI was often seen as uncapable and out of touch. Faced with a mounting national debt spurred by the cost of wars like the American Revolution, Louis made the problem worse by refusing to raise taxes on the nobility, taking out even more loans, and eventually letting France slip into economic catastrophe.
But while his subjects starved outside the royal palace, Louis and his queen Marie Antoinette continued to enjoy a life of luxury. Tensions finally boiled over when the French people revolted in 1789, marking the beginning of a 10 year revolution that would see over 16,600 people executed. Ultimately, neither the king nor queen would escape the wrath of their subjects—both were imprisoned and guillotined in 1793.
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