| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1643-1653 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1⁄12 Silver Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
| Composition | Silver (.917) |
| Weight | 2.287 g |
| Diameter | 19.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jean Warin |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Dy royales#1464, Ciani#1836, GadR2#111 |
| Obverse description | Louis XIV child head laureate. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LVD·XIIII·D·G· FR·ET·NAV·REX (Translation: Louis XIV by the grace of God king of France and Navarre.) |
| Reverse description | Shield with three lys flower crowned. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SIT·NOMEN·DOMINI·BENEDICTVM·1643 ·A· (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) D Lyon, France (?-1858) |
| Mintage | 1643 A - KM#140.1; point - 1 532 534 1643 A - KM#140.1; rose - 224 001 1644 A - KM#140.1; point - 1 077 589 1644 A - KM#140.1; rose - 1 495 311 1644 A - KM#140.1; rose and two points - 449 196 1644 D - KM#140.2 - 903 228 1645 A - KM#140.1; point - 185 737 1645 A - KM#140.1; rose - 729 361 1645 D - KM#140.2 - 417 912 1648 D - KM#140.2 - 1649 D - KM#140.2 - 25 049 1650 D - KM#140.2 - 17 333 1652 D - KM#140.2 - 3 852 1653 D - KM#140.2 - 7 703 |
| Numisquare ID | 8992640900 |
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