Quinzain - Louis XIV overstrike on Quinzain of Louis XIII

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1692-1696
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Quinzain (1⁄16 LT)
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionBillon (.208 silver)
Weight1.85 g
Dimensions23.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Joseph Roëttiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1581a, GadR2#93
Obverse descriptionCross 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 scriptLatin
Obverse lettering* LVD. .XIIII. D. G. FR. ET. N. R.
Reverse descriptionCrowned shield of France.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering.SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM. 1695
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1692 & - -
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 - -
Catalog ID2932156460
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