Ecu with three crowns - Louis XV

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1715
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight30.594 g
Dimensions41 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Norbert Roettiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1648, GadR2#316, KM#412, Ciani#2092
Obverse descriptionYoung bust of Louis XV facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLUD•XV•D•G•FR•ET• NAV•REX•
(Translation: Louis XV by the grace of God king of France and Navarre.)
Reverse descriptionThree crowns in a triangle around mintmark with fleurs-de-lis in the angles.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT•NOMEN•DOMINI•BENEDICTVM 1715
(Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.)
EdgeEmbossed inscription.
Mint9
Rennes, France
A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
H
La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
K
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
N
Montpellier, France
T
Nantes, France (?-1837)
W
Lille, France (1685-1858)
X
Amiens, France
Mintage1715 9 - (fr) très peu-hors cote -
1715 A - - 220 227
1715 H - (fr) très peu -
1715 K - - 21 415
1715 N - (fr) existence possible -
1715 T - - 42 962
1715 W - - 27 468
1715 X - - 2 721
Catalog ID1518105880
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