Lot n° 247
Estimation :
30 - 50
EUR
FRENCH REVOLUTION / CURRENCY / SILVERWARE / BLOIS / LOIR-ET- - Lot 247
FRENCH REVOLUTION / CURRENCY / SILVERWARE / BLOIS / LOIR-ET-CHER. Law. Enacted in Paris, December 5, 1790. In Blois, from the Printing House of J. P. J. Masson. Folio-sized placard (45 x 35 cm) printed in two columns separated by typographic flourishes, adorned with a vignette bearing the King’s coat of arms at the top. Decree of the National Assembly of November 26, 1790, concerning the patriotic donation and the melting down of gold and silver tableware: abolition of payment via deferred receipts and alignment of the purchase price of precious metals delivered to the Mint Offices with the exchange rates. Signed in print by Louis XVI and M. L. F. Du Port. Published in Blois on December 28, 1790, by the Directory of the Department of Loir-et-Cher (signed Boesnier, etc.). Normal creases from handling, yellowed paper (pronounced water stains), frayed edges, slight wear along the margins.
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