5 Sols - Louis XIV

Issuer French West Indies
Year 1670
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 5 Sols (0.25)
Currency Livre tournois (781-1795)
Composition Silver (.91667)
Weight 2.335 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
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Obverse description Juvenile bust of Louis XIV right, long hair, laureate, draped, cuirassed.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering LVD · XIIII · D · G FR · ET · NAV · REX
(Translation: Louis XIV, king of France and Navarra by the grace of God)
Reverse description Crowned Shield of France.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering ♜ GLORIAM · REGNI · TVI · DICENT · 1670 A
(Translation: They will speak of the glory of your kingdom)
Edge
Mint A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1670 A - - 200 000
Numisquare ID 2678687840
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