2 Sols 1793, Date: 1793 [France]

Coins-Europe

Reverse
Along the edge arc, inscriptions in French: left '.LIBERTE', right 'EGALITE.', translating to 'LIBERTY EQUALITY', below the mint year '1793', flanked on both sides by raised elements in the form of dots and engravers' marks. In the central part of the reverse is a raised design of a balance scale with pans. A Phrygian cap and a circular wreath are placed on top of the scale's beam; inside the wreath is the inscription '2. S.', meaning '2 sols', below a horizontal line. Beneath the wreath is the mint mark for Metz 'AA'.
Obverse
Around the edge are decorative raised denticles. Along the rim is the name of the French Republic in French: left 'REPUBLIQUE', right 'FRANÇAISE.'. In the central part, on a vertically unfurled scroll, is the inscription 'LES HOMMES SONT EGAUX LA LOI', translating from French to 'All men are equal before the law'. Above the scroll 'shines' an all-seeing eye, to the left is a bunch of grapes, to the right are five bound ears of wheat, below the date in the revolutionary calendar 'L'AN II.', corresponding to the year 1793.