1 Sol 1793, Date: 1793 [France]

Coins-Europe

Reverse
Along the edge of the coin are inscriptions in Creole: on the left 'LIBERTE', on the 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. On the top of the scale's beam rests a Phrygian cap and a circular wreath containing the inscription '1. S.', meaning '1 sol', below a horizontal line. Beneath the wreath is the mint mark for Nantes 'T'.
Obverse
Around the edge of the coin are decorative raised denticles. Along the rim is the name of the French Republic in French: on the left 'REPUBLIQUE', on the 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, on the left is a bunch of grapes, on the right — five bound ears of wheat, below the date according to the revolutionary calendar 'L'AN II.', corresponding to the year 1793.