⅕ Ecu - Louis XVI

Features

Issuer France
King Louis XVI (1774-1792)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1775-1790
Value ⅕ Silver Ecu
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 5.835 g
Diameter 26 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1804
Number
N#
27840
References Dy royales# 1710,
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# 354,
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Ciani# 2190
Louis Ciani; 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France.

Obverse

Bust of the king on the left, wearing a jacket embroidered with the order of the Holy Spirit, the hair tied on the nape of the neck by a ribbon. B.DUVIV.F. on the edge of the bust.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

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

Unabridged legend: Ludovicus XVI dei gratia Franciae et Navarrae rex

Reverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIT NOMEN DOMINI A BENEDICTUM 1782

Edge

Corded.Automatically translated

Mints

& Aix-en-Provence, France
A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
AA Metz, France (?-1803)
D Lyon, France (?-1858)
H La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I Limoges, France (?-1837)
K Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
L Bayonne, France (?-1837)
M Toulouse, France (?-1837)
MA Marseille, France (?-1858)
N Montpellier, France
Q Perpignan, France (?-1837)
R Orléans, France
W Lille, France (1685-1858)

Marks

Heron Jean Dupeyron de la Coste, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1757-1764; 1765-1783)
Heron Jean Dupeyron de la Coste II, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1784-1791)

Comments

Legal tender 24 sols tournois, made following the declaration of September 18, 1774, in accordance with the edict of January 1726.Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1775 &
1775 A Heron
1775 L
1776 &
1776 A Heron
1776 I
1776 L
1776 N
1776 Q
1777 &
1777 A Heron
1777 L
1777 Q
1778 A Heron
1778 M
1779 AA
1779 Q
1780 A Heron
1780 I
1780 L
1780 Q
1781 A Heron
1781 I
1781 K
1782 &
1782 A Heron
1782 N
1783 A
1783 L
1784 A Heron
1784 I
1784 R
1785 A Heron
1785 I
1785 Q
1786 A Heron
1786 N
1786 Q
1786 R
1787 D
1787 N
1787 R
1788 H
1788 I
1788 M
1788 MA
1788 W
1789 A Heron
1789 Q
1789 W
1790 A Heron
1790 L

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold ⅕ Ecu - Louis XVI
Katz
Auction 94
Lot 556
Internet Archive
30 Aug 2023 Undetermined XF USD 134.84
(EUR 125.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold ⅕ Ecu - Louis XVI
Katz
Auction 82
Lot 1590
Internet Archive
13 May 2023 Undetermined XF USD 56.09
(EUR 52.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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