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1/5 Ecu - Louis XV
Issuer | France |
Year | 1771-1774 |
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#300, KM#553 |
Obverse description | Head of Louis XV on the left, laurel, base of neck draped. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | LUD•XV•D•G•FR• ET•NAV•REX• (Translation: Louis XV, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre.) |
Reverse description | Oval French shield, crowned between two olive branches. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | SIT
NOMEN DOMINI BB BENEDICTUM 1774 (Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.) |
Edge | Corded |
Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870) L Bayonne, France (?-1837) |
Mintage | 1771 A - (fr) 2e semestre - 1772 A - (fr) 1er et 2e semestre - 1772 L - - 1773 A - (fr) 1er semestre - 1773 L - - 1774 A - - 1774 BB - -
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Catalog ID | 8210376450 |
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