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1/8 Ecu of Flanders with insignia - Louis XIV round shield
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1701-1702 |
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| Value | 1/8 Silver Ecu |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Louis XIV facing right, wearing an elaborate long wig and lace cravat, rendered in the classical portrait style of the late reign. The effigy occupies the majority of the field and is executed in high relief with fine detail on the drapery and hair. The encircling Latin legend is positioned along the outer rim, separated from the portrait by a beaded inner border. |
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| Edge | Corded. |
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This issue belongs to Louis XIV's sweeping monetary reform of 1701, which reorganized French silver denominations and introduced new ecu types distinguished by regional insignia — Flanders among them, reflecting the crown's insistence on projecting sovereignty over territories that remained diplomatically contested. The reform was partly fiscal: recoinage generated seigniorage revenue at a moment when the War of the Spanish Succession was beginning to drain the treasury at a rate the kingdom had rarely experienced.
The two-year window for this type is narrow by design. A further recoinage order in 1702 cut the run short.