| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1770-1774 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Silver Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
| Composition | Silver (.917) |
| Weight | 29.488 g |
| Dimensions | 41 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Joseph-Charles Röettiers, Charles Norbert Roettiers |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Dy royales#1685, GadR2#323, Ciani#2129 |
| Obverse description | Head of the king to the left, laureate, the base of the neck draped, on the edge of the neck the name of the engravers. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LUD •
XV • D • G • FR • ET NAV • REX • (Translation: Louis XV king of France and Navarre) |
| Reverse description | Oval shield of France, crowned, between two olive branches; mintmark below; lettering ending with the date. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | • SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM ✭
1774
L (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord) |
| Edge | Inscribed with lettering |
| 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) H La Rochelle, France (?-1837) I Limoges, France (?-1837) K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) L Bayonne, France (?-1837) M Toulouse, France (?-1837) N Montpellier, France P Dijon, France Q Perpignan, France (?-1837) S Reims, France T Nantes, France (?-1837) W Lille, France (1685-1858) |
| Mintage | 1770 A - - 1771 9 - - 1771 A - - 1771 AA - - 1771 C - - 1771 D - - 1771 H - - 1771 I - - 1771 K - - 1771 L - - 1771 M - - 1771 N - - 1771 Q - - 1771 S - - 1771 T - - 1771 T - Overdate variety - 71/69 - 1771 W - - 1772 & - - 1772 A - - 1772 AA - - 1772 B - - 1772 D - - 1772 H - - 1772 I - - 1772 K - - 1772 L - - 1772 M - - 1772 N - - 1772 P - - 1772 Q - - 1772 S - - 1772 T - - 1772 W - - 21 000 1773 & - - 1773 A - - 1773 AA - - 1773 B - - 1773 D - - 91 000 1773 H - - 1773 I - - 1773 K - - 87 565 1773 L - - 1 306 420 1773 M - - 77 000 1773 N - - 1773 Q - - 1773 T - - 15 355 1773 W - - 1774 & - - 531 355 1774 A - - 1774 B - - 51 115 1774 D - - 260 000 1774 I - - 224 000 1774 K - - 27 000 1774 L - - 2 427 912 1774 M - - 99 000 1774 N - - 49 000 1774 Q - - 506 435 1774 R - - 3 188 1774 T - - 11 758 1774 W - - 388 000 |
| Catalog ID | 1249030350 |
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