⅒ Écu - Louis XV

⅒ Écu - Louis XV - obverse⅒ Écu - Louis XV - reverse

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Features

Issuer France
King Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1726-1740
Value 12 Sols = ⅗ Pound Tournois = ⅒ Ecu (½)
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 2.948 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 23645
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References Dy royales# 1678,
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# 291
Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises : Louis XIII à Louis XVI, 1610-1712 : cuivre, billon, argent, or. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Obverse

Bust of king left, bareheaded, wearing a jacket embroidered with the Cross of the Order of the Holy Spirit.

Script: Latin

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

Engraver: Joseph-Charles Röettiers Read more on Wikipedia

Joseph-Charles Roettiers was a noted French engraver and medalist. Roettiers was born in Paris to Joseph Roettiers. He was a member of the celebrated Roettiers family of engravers, medallists, silversmiths, and goldsmiths; Norbert Roettiers was his cousin, and Charles Norbert Roettiers was his son.

Reverse

Oval shield of France, crowned, between two olive branches. Different from the workshop highlighted.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM * 1734
A

Engraver: Joseph-Charles Röettiers Read more on Wikipedia

Joseph-Charles Roettiers was a noted French engraver and medalist. Roettiers was born in Paris to Joseph Roettiers. He was a member of the celebrated Roettiers family of engravers, medallists, silversmiths, and goldsmiths; Norbert Roettiers was his cousin, and Charles Norbert Roettiers was his son.

Edge

Reeded

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1726 & KM#481.25: Aix
1726 9 119 520 KM#481.24: Rennes
1726 A KM#481.1: Paris
1726 AA 125 496 KM#481.2: Metz
1726 B KM#481.3: Rouen
1726 BB KM#481.4: Strasbourg
1726 C 91 929 KM#481.5: Caen
1726 CC KM#481.26: Besançon
1726 D 3 527 500 KM#481.6: Lyon
1726 E 250 000 KM#481.7: Tours
1726 G KM#481.8: Poitiers
1726 H KM#481.9: La Rochelle
1726 I 23 904 KM#481.10: Limoges
1726 K KM#481.11: Bordeaux
1726 L 1 062 520 KM#481.12: Bayonne
1726 M KM#481.13: Toulouse
1726 N 331 000 KM#481.14: Montpellier
1726 P KM#481.15: Dijon
1726 Q KM#481.16: Perpignan
1726 R 940 000 KM#481.17: Orléans
1726 S 91 000 KM#481.18: Reims
1726 T KM#481.19: Nantes
1726 V 119 000 KM#481.20: Troyes
1726 W KM#481.21: Lille
1726 X (fr) Amiens
1726 Y KM#481.22: Bourges
1726 Z KM#481.23: Grenoble
1727 & 97 750 KM#481.25: Aix
1727 9 69 834 (fr) Rennes
1727 B KM#481.3: Rouen
1727 BB KM#481.4: Strasbourg
1727 C 78 000 KM#481.5: Caen
1727 CC KM#481.26: Besançon
1727 D KM#481.6: Lyon
1727 E 66 000 KM#481.7: Tours
1727 G KM#481.8: Poitiers
1727 L 680 000 KM#481.12: Bayonne
1727 M 34 000 KM#481.13: Toulouse
1727 N 41 000 KM#481.14: Montpellier
1727 O 21 250 (fr) Riom
1727 S 97 094 KM#481.18: Reims
1727 T 103 423 KM#481.19: Nantes
1727 V KM#481.20: Troyes
1727 X (fr) Amiens
1727 Y KM#481.22: Bourges
1727 Z 161 500 KM#481.23: Grenoble
1728 & 209 160 KM#481.25: Aix
1728 9 148 750 KM#481.24: Rennes
1728 A KM#481.1: Paris
1728 AA KM#481.2: Metz
1728 B 43 064 KM#481.3: Rouen
1728 BB 82 048 KM#481.4: Strasbourg
1728 C 103 073 KM#481.5: Caen
1728 CC KM#481.26: Besançon
1728 D KM#481.6: Lyon
1728 E 57 634 KM#481.7: Tours
1728 G 93 280 KM#481.8: Poitiers
1728 I KM#481.10: Limoges
1728 L 1 105 000 KM#481.12: Bayonne
1728 M 8 500 KM#481.13: Toulouse
1728 N 139 037 KM#481.14: Montpellier
1728 Q KM#481.16: Perpignan
1728 R KM#481.17: Orléans
1728 S 51 000 KM#481.18: Reims
1728 T KM#481.19: Nantes
1728 V 27 870 KM#481.20: Troyes
1728 W 59 420 KM#481.21: Lille
1728 X (fr) Amiens
1728 Y 64 290 KM#481.22: Bourges
1728 Z 127 500 KM#481.23: Grenoble
1729 & 148 000 KM#481.25: Aix
1729 9 KM#481.24: Rennes
1729 A KM#481.1: Paris
1729 AA KM#481.2: Metz
1729 CC KM#481.26: Besançon
1729 K KM#481.11: Bordeaux
1729 T KM#481.19: Nantes
1729 W 75 000 KM#481.21: Lille
1729 X (fr) Amiens
1730 9 KM#481.24: Rennes
1730 A KM#481.1: Paris
1730 AA KM#481.2: Metz
1730 B (fr) Rouen : connue à quelques exemplaires seulement.
1730 CC KM#481.26: Besançon
1730 D KM#481.6: Lyon
1730 G KM#481.8: Poitiers
1730 H KM#481.9: La Rochelle
1730 I KM#481.10: Limoges
1730 L KM#481.12: Bayonne
1730 M KM#481.13: Toulouse
1730 N KM#481.14: Montpellier
1730 Q KM#481.16: Perpignan
1730 R KM#481.17: Orléans
1730 T (fr) Nantes
1730 W (fr) Lille
1731 & KM#481.25: Aix
1731 9 KM#481.24: Rennes
1731 A KM#481.1: Paris
1731 G KM#481.8: Poitiers
1731 P KM#481.15: Dijon
1731 S KM#481.18: Reims
1731 T KM#481.19: Nantes
1732 9 KM#481.24: Rennes
1732 A KM#481.1: Paris
1732 P KM#481.15: Dijon
1732 T KM#481.19: Nantes
1733 9 KM#481.24: Rennes
1733 A KM#481.1: Paris
1733 T KM#481.19: Nantes
1734 9 61 936 KM#481.24: Rennes
1734 A KM#481.1: Paris
1734 T 31 065 KM#481.19: Nantes
1735 L 67 320 (fr) Bayonne
1736 T KM#481.19: Nantes
1738 D KM#481.6: Lyon
1740 (cow) KM#481.27: Pau
1740 M KM#481.13: Toulouse
1740 N KM#481.14: Montpellier
1740 P KM#481.15: Dijon
1740 Q KM#481.16: Perpignan

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