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Cafes Legal 1/4 Ecu France 1690
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1690 |
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| Diameter | 31 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the royal arms of France — a shield bearing three fleurs-de-lis arranged two over one — surmounted by a royal crown and flanked by foliate mantling. The issuer legend CAFES LEGAL arcs across the top of the field, the date 1690 appears to the left, FRANCE to the right, and the denomination 1/4 ECU is inscribed in the exergue. The token border is decorated with a continuous beaded inner rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a right-facing draped bust of Louis XIV in high relief, rendered in the style of a late 17th-century French royal portrait with long curled wig. The surrounding legend reads LVD XIIII D G FR ET N, with the date 1690 to the lower left and a small sun ornament to the upper right. The border is decorated with a continuous beaded inner rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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