| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1640-1643 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Gold Louis |
| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
| Composition | Gold (.917) |
| Weight | 3.376 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jean Warin |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Dy royales#1299 |
| Obverse description | Head laurel on the right of Louis XIII. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LVD. XIII. D. G. - FR. ET. NAV. REX. |
| Reverse description | Cross formed of eight Ls leaning two by two crowned, cantoned by four lilies, workshop letter in a heart circle. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | .CHRS. / .REGN. / .VINC. / .IMP. |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) D Lyon, France (?-1858) |
| Mintage | 1640 A - - 1641 A - - 1642 A - - 1643 A - - 1643 A - Piedfort, edge: EXEMPLUM PROBATI NUMISMATIS - 1643 D - - |
| Numisquare ID | 1836589360 |
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