1/2 Ecu of Bearn with 8 Ls - Louis XIV

Issuer France
Year 1704-1705
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1/2 Silver Ecu
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 13.725 g
Diameter 36 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Norbert Roettiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1556, KM#1931
Obverse description Bust of Louis XIV on the right, armored in the antique style. Legend starting at 19 h.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering LVD.XIIII.D.G. FR.ET.NA.RE.BD
Reverse description Cross formed of eight leaning Ls, each arm crowned, with a round shield in the heart, parted of France on a half-cut of Navarre-Béarn. Cross with four lilies diverging from the center.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering SIT.NOMEN.DOMINI BENEDICTVM.1704
Edge
Mint
Mintage 1704 - (fr) Pau-flan réformé -
1705 - (fr) Pau-flan réformé -
Numisquare ID 3057524450
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