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½ Gold Louis with shield - Louis XIV

Features

Issuer France
King Louis XIV (1643-1715)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1690-1693
Value ½ Gold Louis
Currency Livre tournois (1204-1795)
Composition Gold (.917)
Weight 3.31 g
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
278891
References KM# 277
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Fr# 430
Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 volumes).
, Dy royales# 1436
Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes).
, Gad R2# 239
Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises de Louis XIII à Louis XVI / Volume 2: 1610-1792 (5th Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.
, Ciani Royales# 1798
Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France.

Obverse

Old laureate head of Louis XIV right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX

Unabridged legend: Ludovicus XIIII Dei Gratia Franciae et Navarrae Rex

Reverse

Crowned arms, mint mark above, date in legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM 1690 X

Unabridged legend: Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum

Mints

& Aix-en-Provence, France (?-1786)
♕L Lille, France (1685-1858)
9 Rennes, France (?-1772)
A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
B Rouen, France (?-1858)
D Lyon, France (413-1858)
E Tours, France
G Poitiers, France
H La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I Limoges, France (?-1837)
K Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
L Bayonne, France (?-1837)
M Toulouse, France (?-1837)
N Montpellier, France
O Riom, France (1240-1768)
P Dijon, France
X Amiens, France (750-1773)
Y Bourges, France

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1690 &
1690 ♕L
1690 9
1690 A
1690 B
1690 D
1690 G
1690 I
1690 K
1690 L
1690 M
1690 N
1690 P
1691 ♕L
1691 9
1691 A
1691 B
1691 D
1691 E
1691 G
1691 I
1691 L
1691 M
1691 N
1691 O
1691 P
1691 X
1691 Y
1692 &
1692 ♕L
1692 B
1692 D
1692 E
1692 G
1692 I
1692 P
1692 Y
1693 A
1693 E
1693 H
1693 O
1693 P

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Numista Rarity index: 93 Search tips
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Bullion value: USD 432.77 Search tips
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Actual gold weight: 0.098 oz
Current gold price: 4434.75 USD/oz (see gold price )

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