Shield of France between three crowns, within a double trilobe; a star at the tip of the shield.
Obverse script
Latin (uncial)
Obverse lettering
LVDOVICVS*FRANCORVM*REX (Translation: Louis King of the Franks.)
Reverse description
Cross in a double trilobe confined to the 1st and 4th of a crown, to the 2nd and 3rd of a lily; a star with 5 spokes in the angle of the trilobe of the 1st canton of the cross.
Reverse script
Latin (uncial)
Reverse lettering
SIT*NOMEN*DNI*BENEDICTVM (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.)
Edge
Mint
Angers, France (mid 8th century - 1662) Bordeaux, France (?-1880) Châlons-sur-Marne, modern-day Châlons-en-Champagne, France (9th century - 1593) Dijon, France La Rochelle, France (?-1837) Limoges, France (?-1837) Lyon, France (?-1858) Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) Montélimar, France (?-1593) Montpellier, France Poitiers, France Romans-sur-Isère, France(1192-1554) Rouen, France (?-1858) Saint-Lô, France (1275-1693) Saint-Pourçain, modern-day Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, France Toulouse, France (?-1837) Tournai, Belgium (625-1709) Tours, France Troyes, France B Bourges, France P Perpignan, France (?-1837) V Villefranche, modern-day Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France