1/2 Sol of an Ecu - Louis XVI

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1777-1791
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sizain (1⁄40 LT)
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionCopper
Weight6.117 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#586, Dy royales#1715, Ciani#2196, GadR2#349
Obverse descriptionPortrait of King Louis XVI facing left
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLUDOV·XVI·D·GRATIA
(Translation: Louis XVI by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionCrowned shield with three fleur-de-lis
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFRANCIÆ. ET. NAVARRÆ. REX. 1788 W
(Translation: King of France and Navarre)
EdgeSmooth
Mint&
Aix-en-Provence, France(?-1786)
A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
AA
Metz, France (?-1803)
B
Rouen, France (?-1858)
BB
Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
H
La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I
Limoges, France (?-1837)
K
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
L
Bayonne, France (?-1837)
M
Toulouse, France (?-1837)
MA
Marseille, France (?-1858)
N
Montpellier, France
R
Orléans, France
T
Nantes, France (?-1837)
W
Lille, France (1685-1858)
Mintage1777 H - KM#586.6 (La Rochelle) -
1777 N - KM#586.12 (Montpellier) -
1777 W - KM#586.15 (Lille) -
1778 & - KM#586.16 (Aix) -
1778 H - KM#586.6 (La Rochelle) -
1778 I - KM#586.7 (Limoges) -
1778 N - KM#586.12 (Montpellier) -
1778 Q - -
1778 W - KM#586.15 (Lille) -
1779 & - KM#586.16 (Aix) - 1 271 000
1779 A - KM#586.1 (Paris) -
1779 H - KM#586.6 (La Rochelle) -
1779 I - KM#586.7 (Limoges) -
1779 N - KM#586.12 (Montpellier) - 1 232 000
1780 & - KM#586.16 (Aix) -
1780 A - KM#586.1 (Paris) -
1780 H - KM#586.6 (La Rochelle) - 773 000
1780 I - KM#586.7 (Limoges) -
1780 N - KM#586.12 (Montpellier) - 187 000
1780 W - KM#586.15 (Lille) -
1781 & - KM#586.16 (Aix) - 636 000
1781 A - KM#586.1 (Paris) - 164 000
1781 AA - KM#586.2 (Metz) - 1 042 000
1781 H - KM#586.6 (La Rochelle) -
1781 W - KM#586.15 (Lille) -
1782 & - KM#586.16 (Aix) -
1782 A - KM#586.1 (Paris) - 168 000
1782 AA - KM#586.2 (Metz) -
1782 H - KM#586.6 (La Rochelle) - 138 240
1782 N - KM#586.12 (Montpellier) -
1782 W - KM#586.15 (Lille) -
1783 & - KM#586.16 (Aix) - 52 000
1783 A - KM#586.1 (Paris) - 124 000
1783 M - KM#586.10 (Toulouse) - 1 175 000
1783 N - KM#586.12 (Montpellier) -
1784 & - KM#586.16 (Aix); Reported, not confirmed - 500 000
1784 A - KM#586.1 (Paris) - 97 000
1784 AA - KM#586.2 (Metz) -
1784 B - KM#586.3 (Rouen) -
1784 BB - KM#586.4 (Strasbourg) - 667 000
1784 M - KM#586.10 (Toulouse) - 799 000
1784 N - KM#586.12 (Montpellier) -
1784 T - KM#586.14 (Nantes) -
1785 & - KM#586.16 (Aix) - 320 000
1785 A - KM#586.1 (Paris) - 328 000
1785 AA - KM#586.2 (Metz); Reported, not confrimed - 1 000 000
1785 B - KM#586.3 (Rouen) - 673 000
1785 BB - KM#586.4 (Strasbourg) - 480 000
1785 H - KM#586.6 (La Rochelle) -
1785 L - KM#586.9 (Bayonne) -
1785 T - KM#586.14 (Nantes) -
1785 W - KM#586.15 (Lille) -
1786 & - KM#586.16 (Aix) - 500 000
1786 AA - KM#586.2 (Metz) -
1786 D - KM#586.5 (Lyon) - 500 000
1786 L - KM#586.9 (Bayonne) -
1786 T - KM#586.14 (Nantes) -
1787 AA - KM#586.2 (Metz) -
1787 N - KM#586.12 (Montpellier) -
1787 T - KM#586.14 (Nantes) -
1788 AA - KM#586.2 (Metz) - 291 000
1788 D - KM#586.5 (Lyon) -
1788 MA - KM#586.11 (Marseille) - 1 375 000
1788 T - KM#586.14 (Nantes) - 460 000
1788 W - KM#586.15 (Lille) -
1789 A - KM#586.1 (Paris) -
1789 AA - KM#586.2 (Metz) -
1789 L - KM#586.9 (Bayonne) -
1789 M - KM#586.10 (Toulouse) - 1 333 000
1789 MA - KM#586.11 (Marseille) -
1789 N - KM#586.12 (Montpellier) - 891 120
1789 R - KM#587.13 (Orléans) -
1789 T - KM#586.14 (Nantes) - 500 000
1789 W - KM#586.15 (Lille) -
1790 B - KM#586.3 (Rouen) - 1 000 000
1790 M - KM#586.10 (Toulouse) -
1790 MA - KM#586.11 (Marseille) -
1790 N - KM#586.12 (Montpellier) -
1790 T - KM#586.14 (Nantes) -
1790 W - KM#586.15 (Lille) -
1791 AA - KM#586.2 (Metz) - 4 105 000
1791 B - KM#586.3 (Rouen) - 16 995 000
1791 H - KM#586.6 (La Rochelle) -
1791 I - KM#586.7 (Limoges) -
1791 K - KM#586.8 (Bordeaux) -
1791 MA - KM#586.11 (Marseille) - 2 121 000
1791 T - KM#586.14 (Nantes) -
1791 W - KM#586.15 (Lille) -
Catalog ID5975794680
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