1/4 Ecu with three crowns - Louis XV

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1715
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight7.65 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#410, Dy royales#1650, Ciani#2094
Obverse descriptionYoung bust of Louis XV facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLVD.XV.D.G.FR.ET.NAV.REX
(Translation: Louis XV by the grace of God king of France and Navarre.)
Reverse descriptionThree crowns in a triangle around mintmark with fleurs-de-lis in the angles.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT.NOMEN.DOMINI.BENEDICTVM 1715
(Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.)
EdgeCorded.
Mint&
Aix-en-Provence, France(?-1786)
A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1715 & - -
1715 A - - 3 620
Catalog ID2693081330
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