Juvenile bust of Louis XV right, laureate, draped and cuirassed.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LUD •
XV • D • G • FR • ET • NAV • REX (Translation: Louis XV king of France and Navarre by the grace of God)
Reverse description
Coat of arms with 3 fleur-de-lys surmounted by a royal crown.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
SIT •
NOMEN • DOMINI • BENEDICTUM • 1721 (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord)
Edge
Inscribed
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) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) C Caen, France D Lyon, France (?-1858) E Tours, France G Poitiers, 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) P Dijon, France Q Perpignan, France (?-1837) 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 ϽϹ Besançon, France
Mintage
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