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Copy of the Royal Edict authorizing the issue of the 1721 sous

From Stack's January 2006 Auction, Session 1 on Jan 16, 2006

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Categories  •  Stack's January 2006 The John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Part 13 French Colonial Coins, Medals and Tokens The La Rochelle Sous of 1721 - 1722
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Copy of the Royal Edict authorizing the issue of the 1721 sous. Printed in Paris in 1721. 10.25 x...Copy of the Royal Edict authorizing the issue of the 1721 sous. Printed in Paris in 1721. 10.25 x 7.75 in. 4 pages printed on 3 in black on white. Extremely Fine, untrimmed as made. Last page has coin engravings of 1721-H Sous. Text states that due to the failure of the Compagnie des Indes to strike Swedish copper flans in 1716 the king has reauthorized the enterprise to make 1721 sous at Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Nantes, and Rouen. Only the issues of Rouen (B) and la Rochelle (H) are known today.

Ex Richard Margolis on December 2, 1984.

Lot # 25 Session 1
Hammer Price: $3,750.00

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