Sol tampé refrappe 2 sols small c variant - Louis XV

The "sol tampé" — literally a stamped sol — describes colonial French coinage that was countermarked in the Americas to authorize continued circulation, a measure taken because metropolitan France consistently failed to supply its Caribbean colonies with adequate small change. This particular variant, distinguished by a small "c" countermark, was applied under royal authorization to existing billon sols during the reign of Louis XV, effectively re-monetizing worn or suspicious pieces rather than replacing them outright.

Lec#276 distinguishes this from the more common large-C variant. The small-c punch is considerably scarcer in well-defined strikes.