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1 Louis d'Or - Louis XV long palms
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1724-1725 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Louis XV facing right, engraved by Norbert Roettiers, with long curled hair falling to the shoulder and a laurel wreath crowning the head. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine baroque detailing on the drapery and flowing locks. The date appears in the lower exergual area below the truncation. The circular Latin legend reads LUD.XV.D.G.FR.ET NAV.REX, interrupted by the portrait, running from lower left to upper right around the periphery of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | LUD.XV.D.G.FR.ET NAV.REX 1725 |
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The Louis d'Or was reintroduced in 1724 following John Law's catastrophic Mississippi Company collapse, which had so thoroughly destroyed public confidence in paper currency that the Regency government felt compelled to reassert hard money as the foundation of French royal finance. This particular variety — distinguished by the long palm fronds flanking the central device — was struck only during 1724 and 1725 before the dies were revised, making the production window exceptionally narrow.
Multiple mints struck this type simultaneously under royal order, accounting for the KM variety designations.