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