Double Louis d'Or - Louis XIII

Issuer France
Year 1640-1643
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 2 Gold Louis
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Gold (.917)
Weight 13.504 g
Diameter 29 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Jean Warin
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1297
Obverse description Laurel head of Louis XIII on the right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering LVD. XIII. D. G. - FR. ET. NAV. REX.
Reverse description Cross formed of eight Ls leaning two by two crowned, cantoned by four lilies, workshop letter in a heart circle.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering .CHRS. - .REGN. - .VINC. - .IMP.
Edge Smooth
Mint A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
Mintage 1640 A - KM# 108 - 432 000
1641 A - KM# 108 - 72 000
1643 A - Piedfort, edge: EXEMPLUM PROBATI NUMISMATIS KM# P51 -
1643 D - KM #110.2 - 13 000
Numisquare ID 5029528980
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