½ Écu - Louis XVI

Features

Issuer France
King Louis XVI (1774-1792)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1774-1792
Value ½ Ecu = 60 Sols (3 LT)
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 14.744 g
Diameter 33 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 16363
References Dy royales# 1709,
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.
Ciani# 2189
Louis Ciani; 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France.

Obverse

Bust of Louis XVI on the left, wearing an embroidered jacket, the order of the Holy Spirit and the hair tied on the nape of the neck by a ribbon. The signature of the engraver on the bottom of the bust: B. DUVIV.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX.
B. DUVIV

Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier Read more on Wikipedia

Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier was a French engraver of coins and medals.

Reverse

Oval shield of France crowned between two olive branches.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIT NOMEN DOMINI A BENEDICTUM 1792

Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier Read more on Wikipedia

Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier was a French engraver of coins and medals.

Edge

Inscription in relief.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: DOMINE SALVM FAC REGEM

Mints

& Aix-en-Provence, France
A Paris, France (600-1973)
AA Metz, France (?-1803)
BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
H La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I Limoges, France (?-1837)
K Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
L Bayonne, France (?-1837)
MA Marseille, France (?-1858)
Q Perpignan, France (?-1837)
R Orléans, France
T Nantes, France (?-1837)
W Lille, France (1685-1858)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1774 A 5 102 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1775 A 17 504 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1776 & 19 440 (fr) Aix-en-Provence
1776 Q 13 022 (fr) Perpignan
1777 & 35 483 (fr) Aix-en-Provence
1777 A 2 970 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1777 H 834 (fr) La Rochelle
1777 L 20 263 (fr) Bayonne
1777 T 9 145 (fr) Nantes
1778 & 3 993 (fr) Aix-en-Provence
1778 A 2 724 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1778 H 1 940 (fr) La Rochelle
1778 L 4 799 (fr) Bayonne
1778 Q 21 188 (fr) Perpignan
1778 T 3 189 (fr) Nantes
1779 A 10 395 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1779 BB 4 783 (fr) Strasbourg
1779 H 2 632 (fr) La Rochelle
1779 L 2 927 (fr) Bayonne
1779 Q 21 040 (fr) Perpignan
1779 T 1 688 (fr) Nantes
1779 W 155 210 (fr) Lille
1780 A 8 202 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1780 BB 3 789 (fr) Strasbourg
1780 H 2 370 (fr) La Rochelle
1780 I 11 644 (fr) Limoges
1780 L 7 280 (fr) Bayonne
1780 R 548 (fr) Orleans
1780 T 1 637 (fr) Nantes
1780 W 146 744 (fr) Lille
1781 A 10 492 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1781 BB 4 706 (fr) Strasbourg
1781 H 1 810 (fr) La Rochelle
1781 I 8 430 (fr) Limoges
1781 K 1 952 (fr) Bordeaux
1781 L 9 433 (fr) Bayonne
1781 Q 10 170 (fr) Perpignan
1781 R 484 (fr) Orleans
1781 T 1 363 (fr) Nantes
1782 A 15 132 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1782 H 3 164 (fr) La Rochelle
1782 L 50 228 (fr) Bayonne
1782 Q 11 625 (fr) Perpignan
1782 T 2 237 (fr) Nantes
1783 A 122 668 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1783 H 724 (fr) La Rochelle
1783 L 34 491 (fr) Bayonne
1783 R 5 212 (fr) Orleans
1783 T 1 641 (fr) Nantes
1784 A 402 216 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1784 H (fr) La Rochelle
1784 Q 17 020 (fr) Perpignan
1784 R 5 037 (fr) Orleans
1784 T 5 037 (fr) Nantes
1785 A 28 750 KM#562.1 (Paris)
1785 Q 19 922 (fr) Perpignan
1785 T 2 194 (fr) Nantes
1786 L 5 395 (fr) Bayonne
1786 Q 41 214 (fr) Perpignan
1787 Q 15 825 (fr) Perpignan
1787 T 1 924 (fr) Nantes
1787 W 2 822 (fr) Lille
1788 A KM#562.1 (Paris)
1788 L 7 789 (fr) Bayonne
1789 A KM#562.1 (Paris)
1789 L (fr) Bayonne
1789 T (fr) Nantes
1790 A KM#562.1 (Paris)
1790 AA (fr) Metz
1790 BB (fr) Strasbourg
1790 H (fr) La Rochelle
1790 L (fr) Bayonne
1790 MA (fr) Marseille
1790 Q 5 050 (fr) Perpignan
1790 T (fr) Nantes
1791 A 778 146 (fr) Paris - héron
1791 A 778 416 KM#562.1 (Paris) Leopard
1791 T 4 217 (fr) Nantes
1791 W 117 313 (fr) Lille
1792 A KM#562.1 (Paris)

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Price
Picture 1 of a sold ½ Écu - Louis XVI
Katz
Auction 79
Lot 277 Internet Archive 		Mar 21, 2023 Undetermined AU USD 117.34
(EUR 111.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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