1/5 Écu - Louis XV

€38,076.00
IssuerFrance
Year1726-1733
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1/5 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight5.835 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Joseph-Charles Röettiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1677, Ciani#2119
Obverse descriptionBust of Louis XV on the left, bare head, wearing an embroidered jacket with the cross of the order of the Holy Spirit. Legend starting at 7pm.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLUD•XV•D•G•FR• - ET•NAV•REX••
Reverse descriptionOval crowned shield of France, between two olive branches.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1729
EdgeCorded.
Mint
Mintage1726 & - Aix-en-Provence - 59 760
1726 A - Paris - 956 160
1726 AA - (fr) Metz -
1726 B - Rouen - 140 136
1726 D - Lyon -
1726 E - Tours - 60 687
1726 G - Poitiers - 56 772
1726 H - La Rochelle - 74 700
1726 K - Bordeaux - 582 660
1726 N - Montpellier - 227 790
1726 P - Dijon - 59 760
1726 R - Orléans -
1726 T - Nantes - 1 215 897
1726 V - Troyes - 16 240
1726 W - Lille -
1726 X - Amiens - 170 316
1726 ϽϹ - Besançon - 89 640
1727 9 - (fr) Rennes -
1727 A - Paris - 349 596
1727 BB - (fr) Strasbourg -
1727 D - Lyon - 403 100
1727 P - Dijon - 27 904
1727 W - Lille - 253 980
1727 Z - (fr) Grenoble -
1728 & - Aix-en-Provence -
1728 9 - Rennes - 119 678
1728 B - Rouen - 140 136
1728 C - Caen - 104 894
1728 D - Lyon - 520 000
1728 E - Tours - 90 297
1728 R - Orléans -
1728 T - Nantes - 51 869
1728 vache - Pau - 35 697
1728 Y - Bourges - 181 390
1728 ϽϹ - Besançon - 59 760
1729 9 - Rennes -
1729 A - Paris - 266 928
1729 D - Lyon - 62 890
1729 L - Bayonne - 149 205
1729 M - Toulouse - 56 844
1729 ϽϹ - Besançon -
1730 9 - Rennes -
1730 B - Rouen -
1732 T - (fr) Nantes - 9 759
1733 9 - (fr) Rennes - 5 508
Catalog ID2251346170
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