| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1716-1718 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Silver Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Silver (.917) |
| Weight | 15.296 g |
| Dimensions | 34.5 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Dy royales#1652a |
| Obverse description | Child`s bust of Louis XV on the right, draped and cuirassed, below a rose. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LVD·XV·D·G·FR·ET·NAV·REX· |
| Reverse description | Round French crowned shield. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | SITNOMENDOMINI BENEDICTVM·1716· ·B· |
| Edge | Recessed edge. |
| Mint | & Aix-en-Provence, France(?-1786) 9 Rennes, France (?-1772) A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) B Rouen, France (?-1858) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) C Caen, France D Lyon, France (413-1858) E Tours, France G Poitiers, France K Bordeaux, France (?-1880) M Toulouse, France (?-1837) O Riom, France (1240-1768) P Dijon, France S Reims, France V Troyes, France W Lille, France (1685-1858) X Amiens, France Y Bourges, France |
| Mintage | 1716 & - - 1716 9 - (fr) Flan neuf - 1716 9 - Flan réformé sur un demi-écu aux trois couronnes de Louis XIV - 1716 A - Flan réformé sur un demi écu aux trois couronnes de Louis XIV - 1716 B - - 1716 BB - - 1716 C - - 1716 D - - 1716 E - - 1716 G - - 1716 K - - 1716 M - - 1716 O - - 1716 P - - 1716 S - - 1716 V - - 1716 W - - 1716 X - - 1716 Y - - 1717 E - - 1717 I - - 1717 O - - 1717 X - - 1717 Y - - 1718 9 - - 871 136 |
| Catalog ID | 8634484650 |
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