½ Ecu - Louis XV

Features

Issuer France
King Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1720-1724
Value ½ Silver Ecu
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 12.237 g
Diameter 33 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
16431
References Dy royales# 1666,
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.
GadR# 311,
Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises : Louis XIII à Louis XVI, 1610-1712 : cuivre, billon, argent, or. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM# 465
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Bust of Louis XV right, laureate, draped and cuirassed

Script: Latin

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

Unabridged legend: Ludovicus XV dei gratia Franciae et Navarrae rex

Translation: Louis XV king of France and Navarre by the grace of God

Engraver: Norbert Roettiers

Reverse

Crowned Shield of France

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIT • NOMEN • DOMINI • T • BENEDICTUM • 1722

Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord

Engraver: Norbert Roettiers

Edge

Inscribed, punctuated with vine leaves.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DOMINE ⚜ SALVUM ⚜ FAC ⚜ REGEM

Translation: Lord, save the king

Mints

& Aix-en-Provence, France
9 Rennes, France
A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
AA Metz, France (?-1803)
B Rouen, France (?-1858)
C Caen, France
D Lyon, France (?-1858)
E Tours, 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
R Orléans, France
S Reims, France
T Nantes, France (?-1837)
V Troyes, France
W Lille, France (1685-1858)
X Amiens, France
Y Bourges, France
Z Grenoble, France

Comments

Legal tender 4 livres 10 sols tournois, issued following the edict of September 1720.

The reformed blanks are identifiable by a trefoil (♣) under the bust of the King for the years 1720 to 1723.

For the years 1723 and 1724, the strikes were carried out on a new blank following the edict of August 1723.

 Bust of the shield of France:

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1720 A ♣ - reformed blank
1720 W ♣ - reformed blank
1721 & ♣ - reformed blank
1721 9 ♣ - reformed blank
1721 A ♣ - reformed blank
1721 AA ♣ - reformed blank
1721 B ♣ - reformed blank
1721 C ♣ - reformed blank
1721 D ♣ - reformed blank
1721 E
1721 H ♣ - reformed blank
1721 I
1721 K ♣ - reformed blank
1721 L ♣ - reformed blank
1721 M
1721 N ♣ - reformed blank
1721 O ♣ - reformed blank
1721 R ♣ - reformed blank
1721 T ♣ - reformed blank
1721 V ♣ - reformed blank
1721 W ♣ - reformed blank
1721 Y ♣ - reformed blank
1721 Z ♣ - reformed blank
1722 9 ♣ - reformed blank
1722 A ♣ - reformed blank
1722 B ♣ - reformed blank
1722 D ♣ - reformed blank
1722 E ♣ - reformed blank
1722 O ♣ - reformed blank
1722 R ♣ - reformed blank
1722 T ♣ - reformed blank
1722 V ♣ - reformed blank
1722 W ♣ - reformed blank
1722 X ♣ - reformed blank
1722 Y ♣ - reformed blank
1722 Z ♣ - reformed blank
1723 D
1723 D ♣ - reformed blank
1723 E ♣ - reformed blank
1723 N ♣ - reformed blank
1723 R ♣ - reformed blank
1723 Z ♣ - reformed blank
1724 S
1724 Y

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