Quinzain - Louis XIV overstrike on Quinzain of Louis XIII
| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1692-1696 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Quinzain (1⁄16 LT) |
| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
| Composition | Billon (.208 silver) |
| Weight | 1.85 g |
| Diameter | 23.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Joseph Roëttiers |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Dy royales#1581a, GadR2#93 |
| Obverse description | Cross formed of eight L`s leaning against each other, each arm crowned, with different workshop in a circle in heart, flanked by four lilies diverging from the center. Currency having been overprinted on a quinzain of Louis XIII (nine or twelve countermarked). |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | * LVD. .XIIII. D. G. FR. ET. N. R. |
| Reverse description | Crowned shield of France. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | .SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. 1695 |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | |
| Mintage |
1692 & - - 1692 E - - 1692 H - - 1692 M - - 1693 A - - 1693 D - - 1693 E - - 1693 G - - 1693 P - - 1694 D - - 1694 E - - 1694 H - - 1694 M - - 1694 N - - 1695 A - - 1695 G - - 1695 Y - - 1696 A - - 1696 D - - 1696 E - - 1696 Y - - |
| Numisquare ID | 2932156460 |
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