The "short palms" variant distinguishes this issue from the concurrent long palms type by the truncated palm branches flanking the central cartouche — a die characteristic specific to the earliest years of Louis XV's personal coinage. Louis XV was only thirteen when these were struck; France was emerging from the Regency of Philippe d'Orléans, who had died in December 1723, and the mint was effectively restabilizing royal coinage under a new administrative order. The short palms designation in Droulers' classification separates genuine early production from later recuts.
The "short palms" variant distinguishes this issue from the concurrent long palms type by the truncated palm branches flanking the central cartouche — a die characteristic specific to the earliest years of Louis XV's personal coinage. Louis XV was only thirteen when these were struck; France was emerging from the Regency of Philippe d'Orléans, who had died in December 1723, and the mint was effectively restabilizing royal coinage under a new administrative order. The short palms designation in Droulers' classification separates genuine early production from later recuts.