1/5 Ecu - Louis XV

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1773-1774
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/5 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight5.897 g
Dimensions26.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Joseph-Charles Röettiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1687, GadR2#300a, Ciani#2132, KM#560
Obverse descriptionElderly head on the left of Louis XV, laureate, base of neck draped.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLUD•XV•D•G•FR• ET•NAV•REX•BD•
(Translation: Louis XV, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre, Lord of Béarn.)
Reverse descriptionOval shield of France, crowned between two olive branches; below the letter `atelier`.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT NOMEN DOMINI * BENEDICTUM 1773
(Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.)
EdgeCorded
Mint
Pau, France
Mintage1773  - - 6 867
1774  - - 8 695
Catalog ID5041458770
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