1/2 Sol - Louis XV 1st portrait

€11,082.00
IssuerFrance
Year1719-1724
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sizain (1⁄40 LT)
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionCopper
Weight6.117 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Norbert Roettiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1693, GadR2#273, Ciani#2142
Obverse descriptionLouis XV portrait facing right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLUDOVICUS•XV• DEI• GRATIA•
(Translation: Louis XV, by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionThe arms of Royal France
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFRANCIAE• ET• NAVARRAE REX•1720
EdgeSmooth
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
AA
Metz, France (?-1803)
B
Rouen, France (?-1858)
BB
Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
H
La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
K
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
N
Montpellier, France
Q
Perpignan, France (?-1837)
S
Reims, France
ϽϹ
Besançon, France
Mintage1719 A - KM#451.1 -
1719 AA - KM#451.2 -
1719 B - -
1719 BB - KM#451.3 -
1719 H - -
1719 S - KM#451.7 -
1719 ϽϹ - -
1720 A - KM#451.1 -
1720 AA - KM#451.2, overstrike 20/19 exists -
1720 B - -
1720 BB - KM#451.3 -
1720 H - reported but not confirmed -
1720 S - KM#451.7 - 160 000
1720 ϽϹ - -
1721 A - KM#451.1 -
1721 AA - KM#451.2 -
1721 B - reported but not confirmed -
1721 H - reported but not confirmed -
1721 S - KM#451.7 - 3 881 120
1721 ϽϹ - reported but not confirmed -
1722 A - KM#451.1, reported but not confirmed -
1722 AA - KM#451.2 -
1722 B - -
1722 BB - KM#451.3, reported but not confirmed -
1722 H - -
1722 K - KM#451.4 -
1722 S - KM#451.7, reported but not confirmed -
1722 ϽϹ - reported but not confirmed -
1723 A - KM#451.1, reported but not confirmed -
1723 AA - KM#451.2, reported but not confirmed -
1723 B - `LUDOVICV` variety exists - 3 112 520
1723 BB - KM#451.3, reported but not confirmed -
1723 H - -
1723 K - KM#451.4 -
1723 Q - KM#451.6 -
1723 S - KM#451.7, reported but not confirmed -
1723 ϽϹ - reported but not confirmed -
1724 N - KM#451.5 -
1724 Q - KM#451.6 -
Catalog ID4915967210
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