½ Écu - Louis XV

Features

Issuer France
King Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1726-1741
Value 60 Sols = 3 Pound Tournois = ½ Ecu
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 14.744 g
Diameter 33 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 16275
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References Dy# 1676,
Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales / Tome 1 : de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793) (2e édition). Maison Platt, Paris, France.
And 1 more volumes.
Gad# 313
Francesco Pastrone; 2019. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2019 (24th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Obverse

Lettering: LUD • XV • D • G • FR • ET • NAV • REX •

Engraver: Joseph Roëttiers

Joseph Roettiers was a Flemish medallist active in England and France, and a member of the celebrated Roettier family of goldsmiths, silversmiths, and engravers.

Reverse

Lettering: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM (Millesime)

Edge

Lettering: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM

Mints

& Aix-en-Provence, France
9 Rennes, France
A Paris, France (864-date)
AA Metz, France
B Rouen, France
BB Strasbourg, France
C Caen, France
cow / vache Pau, France
D Lyon, France
E Tours, France
G Poitiers, France
H La Rochelle, France
I Limoges, France
K Bordeaux, France
L Bayonne, France
M Toulouse, France
N Montpellier, France
O Riom, France
P Dijon, France
R Orléans, France
S Reims, France
T Nantes, France
V Troyes, France
W Lille, France
X Amiens, France
Y Bourges, France
Z Grenoble, France
ϽϹ Besançon, France

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1726 & Aix en Provence
1726 9 Rennes
1726 A Paris
1726 AA Metz
1726 B Rouen
1726 BB Strasbourg
1726 C Caen
1726 cow/ vache 46 678
1726 D Lyon
1726 E Tours
1726 G Poitiers
1726 H La Rochelle
1726 I Limoges
1726 K Bordeaux
1726 L Bayonne
1726 M Toulouse
1726 N Montpellier
1726 O Riom
1726 P Dijon
1726 Q Perpignan
1726 R Orléans
1726 S Reims
1726 T Nantes
1726 V Troyes
1726 W Lille
1726 X Amiens
1726 Y Bourges
1726 Z Grenoble
1726 ϽϹ Besançon
1727 & Aix en Provence
1727 9 181 896 Rennes
1727 BB Strasbourg
1727 C Caen
1727 cow/ vache 36 037
1727 D Lyon
1727 E Tours
1727 G Poitiers
1727 H La Rochelle
1727 I Limoges
1727 L Bayonne
1727 M Toulouse
1727 N Montpellier
1727 O Riom
1727 P Dijon
1727 R Orléans
1727 S Reims
1727 T Nantes
1727 V Troyes
1727 W Lille
1727 X Amiens
1727 Y Bourges
1727 Z Grenoble
1727 ϽϹ Besançon
1728 ? Mintmark not visible
1728 & Aix en Provence
1728 9
1728 9 672 623 Rennes
1728 AA Metz
1728 B Rouen
1728 BB
1728 BB 602 720 Strasbourg
1728 C Caen
1728 cow/ vache 41 706
1728 D Lyon
1728 E Tours
1728 G Poitiers
1728 H La Rochelle
1728 I Limoges
1728 K Bordeaux
1728 L
1728 L 419 900 Bayonne
1728 M
1728 N
1728 O
1728 P
1728 Q
1728 R
1728 S
1728 T
1728 V
1728 W
1728 X
1728 Y
1728 Z
1728 ϽϹ
1729 &
1729 &
1729 9 258 163
1729 B
1729 BB
1729 C
1729 cow/ vache 37 317
1729 D
1729 E 529 425
1729 G
1729 I
1729 K
1729 L
1729 M
1729 N 255 575
1729 O
1729 P
1729 R
1729 T
1729 V
1729 W
1729 X
1729 Y
1729 Z
1730 &
1730 9
1730 A
1730 B
1730 B
1730 BB
1730 C
1730 cow/ vache 85 966
1730 D
1730 E 431 468
1730 G
1730 H
1730 I
1730 K
1730 L
1730 M
1730 N
1730 O
1730 P
1730 R
1730 T
1730 V
1730 X
1730 Y
1731 &
1731 9
1731 B
1731 BB
1731 C 277 532
1731 cow/ vache
1731 E
1731 G
1731 I
1731 K
1731 L
1731 M
1731 O
1731 P
1731 T
1731 V
1731 X
1731 Y
1731 Z
1732 &
1732 9
1732 B
1732 BB
1732 C
1732 cow/ vache 95 876
1732 H
1732 I
1732 K
1732 L
1732 O
1732 T
1732 V
1732 Y
1733 &
1733 9
1733 BB
1733 C
1733 cow/ vache 53 773
1733 G
1733 I
1733 L
1733 M
1733 O
1733 P
1733 T
1733 V
1733 Y
1734 &
1734 BB
1734 C
1734 cow/ vache
1734 G
1734 L
1734 T
1734 V
1735 
1735 &
1735 BB
1735 C
1735 cow/ vache 70 318
1735 G
1735 L
1735 T
1735 Y
1736 BB
1736 C
1736 cow/ vache 37 334
1736 G
1736 L
1736 N
1737 B
1737 BB
1737 C
1737 cow/ vache 22 341
1737 G
1737 L
1737 O
1737 T
1737 Y
1738 BB
1738 C
1738 cow/ vache 67 870
1738 L
1738 T
1738 W
1738 Y
1738 Z
1739 B
1739 BB
1739 cow/ vache
1739 E
1739 L
1739 M
1739 N
1739 O
1739 T
1739 Y
1740 B
1740 BB
1740 cow/ vache 28 471
1740 L
1740 T
1740 X
1740 Y
1741 BB

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