Double louis d'or aux lunettes - Louis XVI

€1.00
LocationFrance
Year1777
TypeCoin replica
CompositionCopper
Weight224 g
Diameter79 mm
Thickness6.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Edge(fr) Grenelée et poinçon corne d`abondance
Period
NoticePierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionDressed bust of Louis XVI on the left with the plaque of the Order of the Holy Spirit, knotted hair hanging down. Tower stamp below the bust. Engraver`s signature at bottom of bust.
Obverse letteringLUD.XVI.D.G.FR.ET.NAV. REX
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description(fr) Deux blasons ovales (France et Navarre) surmontés d`une couronne royale fermée. Lettre d`atelier de la pièce originale (T - Nantes) et différent au lion à gauche.
Reverse lettering1777 CHRS • REGN • VINC • IMPE T
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1777  - - 500
Catalog ID1404943980
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