| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1775-1790 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 1/5 Silver Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
| Composition | Silver (.917) |
| Weight | 5.835 g |
| Dimensions | 26 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 1804 |
| Reference(s) | Dy royales#1710, Gad#354, Ciani#2190 |
| Obverse description | Bust of the king on the left, wearing a jacket embroidered with the order of the Holy Spirit, the hair tied on the nape of the neck by a ribbon. B.DUVIV.F. on the edge of the bust. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LUD • XVI • D • G • FR • ET • NAV • REX • |
| Reverse description | Oval crowned shield of France, between two olive branches. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SIT NOMEN DOMINI A BENEDICTUM 1782 |
| Edge | Corded. |
| Mint | & Aix-en-Provence, France(?-1786) A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) AA Metz, France (?-1803) D Lyon, France (?-1858) H La Rochelle, France (?-1837) I Limoges, France (?-1837) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) L Bayonne, France (?-1837) M Toulouse, France (?-1837) MA Marseille, France (?-1858) N Montpellier, France Q Perpignan, France (?-1837) R Orléans, France W Lille, France (1685-1858) |
| Mintage | 1775 & - - 1775 A - - 1775 L - - 1776 & - - 1776 A - - 1776 I - - 1776 L - - 1776 N - - 1776 Q - - 1777 & - - 1777 A - - 1777 L - - 1777 Q - - 1778 A - - 1778 M - - 1779 AA - - 1779 Q - - 1780 A - - 1780 I - - 1780 L - - 1780 Q - - 1781 A - - 1781 I - - 1781 K - - 1782 & - - 1782 A - - 1782 N - - 1783 A - - 1783 L - - 1784 A - - 1784 I - - 1784 R - - 1785 A - - 1785 I - - 1785 Q - - 1786 A - - 1786 N - - 1786 Q - - 1786 R - - 1787 D - - 1787 N - - 1787 R - - 1788 H - - 1788 I - - 1788 M - - 1788 MA - - 1788 W - - 1789 A - - 1789 Q - - 1789 W - - 1790 A - - 1790 L - - |
| Catalog ID | 4408538970 |
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