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1/5 Ecu - Louis XV
Issuer | France |
Year | 1773-1774 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1/5 Silver Ecu |
Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
Composition | Silver (.917) |
Weight | 5.897 g |
Dimensions | 26.5 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | Joseph-Charles Röettiers |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | Dy royales#1687, GadR2#300a, Ciani#2132, KM#560 |
Obverse description | Elderly head on the left of Louis XV, laureate, base of neck draped. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | LUD•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 description | Oval shield of France, crowned between two olive branches; below the letter `atelier`. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | SIT
NOMEN DOMINI * BENEDICTUM 1773 (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.) |
Edge | Corded |
Mint | Pau, France |
Mintage | 1773 - - 6 867 1774 - - 8 695
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Catalog ID | 5041458770 |
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