1 Écu - Louis XV

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1770-1774
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight29.488 g
Dimensions41 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Joseph-Charles Röettiers, Charles Norbert Roettiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1685, GadR2#323, Ciani#2129
Obverse descriptionHead 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 scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLUD • XV • D • G • FR • ET NAV • REX •
(Translation: Louis XV king of France and Navarre)
Reverse descriptionOval shield of France, crowned, between two olive branches; mintmark below; lettering ending with the date.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering• SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM ✭ 1774 L
(Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord)
EdgeInscribed 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)
Mintage1770 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 ID1249030350
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