FRANCE. Ecu, 1793-B. Rouen Mint. Louis XVI under the First Republic. PCGS MS-64 Gold Shield.Dav-1335; KM-615.3; Gad-55. The better date of this short-lived type, struck prior to the trial and execution of the king. Lustrous and fully argent, with a few minor planchet flaws, most conspicuously on the kings forehead. An alluring near-Gem.
