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1/4 Ecu of Flanders with insignia - Louis XIV pointy shield
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1705 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#374, GadR2#163, Dy royales#1562, Ciani#1934 |
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| Obverse lettering | .LVD.XIIII.D.G. FR.ET.NAV.REX. (Translation: Louis XIV by the grace of God king of France and Navarre.) |
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| Reverse lettering | SIT.NOMEN.DOMINI W BENEDICTVM 1705 (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.) |
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Louis XIV's quart d'écu issues for Flanders were struck as occupied-territory coinage following France's absorption of much of the Spanish Netherlands through the Treaties of Aix-la-Chapelle and Nijmegen. By 1705, the War of the Spanish Succession had thrown those territorial gains back into question — French forces were under pressure across the Low Countries, and the Flemish mints were operating in a region that would change hands before the decade was out.
The "pointy shield" variant distinguishes this type from the earlier rounded escutcheon issues, a die modification introduced in the later years of the series. Utrecht's 1713 settlement ultimately stripped France of most Flemish holdings.