1/2 Ecu - Louis XV

€16,431.00
IssuerFrance
Year1720-1724
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1/2 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight12.237 g
Dimensions33 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Norbert Roettiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1666, GadR2#311, KM#465
Obverse descriptionBust of Louis XV right, laureate, draped and cuirassed
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLUD • XV • D • G • FR • ET • NAV • REX
(Translation: Louis XV king of France and Navarre by the grace of God)
Reverse descriptionCrowned Shield of France
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT • NOMEN • DOMINI • T • BENEDICTUM • 1722
(Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord)
EdgeInscribed, punctuated with vine leaves.
Mint&
Aix-en-Provence, France(?-1786)
9
Rennes, France
A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
AA
Metz, France (?-1803)
B
Rouen, France (?-1858)
C
Caen, France
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
E
Tours, France
H
La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I
Limoges, France (?-1837)
K
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
L
Bayonne, France (?-1837)
M
Toulouse, France (?-1837)
N
Montpellier, France
O
Riom, France (1240-1768)
R
Orléans, France
S
Reims, France
T
Nantes, France (?-1837)
V
Troyes, France
W
Lille, France (1685-1858)
X
Amiens, France
Y
Bourges, France
Z
Grenoble, France
Mintage1720 A - ♣ - reformed blank -
1720 W - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 & - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 9 - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 A - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 AA - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 B - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 C - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 D - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 E - -
1721 H - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 I - -
1721 K - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 L - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 M - -
1721 N - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 O - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 R - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 T - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 V - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 W - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 Y - ♣ - reformed blank -
1721 Z - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 9 - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 A - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 B - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 D - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 E - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 O - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 R - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 T - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 V - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 W - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 X - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 Y - ♣ - reformed blank -
1722 Z - ♣ - reformed blank -
1723 D - -
1723 D - ♣ - reformed blank -
1723 E - ♣ - reformed blank -
1723 N - ♣ - reformed blank -
1723 R - ♣ - reformed blank -
1723 Z - ♣ - reformed blank -
1724 S - -
1724 Y - -
Catalog ID1652604550
Comments