⅙ Ecu - Louis XV

⅙ Ecu - Louis XV - obverse⅙ Ecu - Louis XV - reverse

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Features

Issuer France
King Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1720-1723
Value ⅙ Silver Ecu
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 4.079 g
Diameter 24.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
28584
References Dy royales# 1668,
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# 297,
Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises : Louis XIII à Louis XVI, 1610-1712 : cuivre, billon, argent, or. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Ciani# 2110
Louis Ciani; 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France.

Obverse

Juvenile bust of Louis XV right, laureate 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 • O • BENEDICTUM • 1721

Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord

Engraver: Norbert Roettiers

Edge

Corded

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)
BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
C Caen, France
D Lyon, France (?-1858)
E Tours, France
G Poitiers, 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
P Dijon, France
Q Perpignan, France (?-1837)
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
ϽϹ Besançon, France

Comments

Legal tender 30 sols tournois, issued following the edict of September 1720.

Reformed blanks are identified by a trefoil (♣) under the bust of the King or before the date.

Bust of the shield of France:

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1720 9 1 863 018 ♣ - reformed blank
1720 A ♣ - reformed blank
1720 AA ♣ - reformed blank
1720 B ♣ - reformed blank
1720 C ♣ - reformed blank
1720 D ♣ - reformed blank
1720 E ♣ - reformed blank
1720 G ♣ - reformed blank
1720 H ♣ - reformed blank
1720 I ♣ - reformed blank
1720 L ♣ - reformed blank
1720 M ♣ - reformed blank
1720 N ♣ - reformed blank
1720 O ♣ - reformed blank
1720 P ♣ - reformed blank
1720 Q ♣ - reformed blank
1720 R ♣ - reformed blank
1720 S ♣ - reformed blank
1720 T ♣ - reformed blank
1720 V ♣ - reformed blank
1720 W ♣ - reformed blank
1720 X ♣ - reformed blank
1720 Y ♣ - reformed blank
1720 Z ♣ - reformed blank
1720 ϽϹ ♣ - reformed blank
1721 & ♣ - reformed blank
1721 9 ♣ - reformed blank
1721 A
1721 A ♣ - reformed blank
1721 AA ♣ - reformed blank
1721 B ♣ - reformed blank
1721 BB ♣ - reformed blank
1721 C ♣ - reformed blank
1721 D ♣ - reformed blank
1721 E ♣ - reformed blank
1721 G ♣ - reformed blank
1721 H ♣ - reformed blank
1721 I ♣ - reformed blank
1721 K
1721 K ♣ - reformed blank
1721 L ♣ - reformed blank
1721 M ♣ - reformed blank
1721 N ♣ - reformed blank
1721 O ♣ - reformed blank
1721 P
1721 P ♣ - reformed blank
1721 Q ♣ - reformed blank
1721 R ♣ - reformed blank
1721 S ♣ - reformed blank
1721 T
1721 V ♣ - reformed blank
1721 W (fr) ♣ - flan réformé
1721 X ♣ - reformed blank
1721 Y ♣ - reformed blank
1721 Z ♣ - reformed blank
1721 ϽϹ ♣ - reformed blank
1722 &
1722 & ♣ - reformed blank
1722 A ♣ - reformed blank
1722 AA ♣ - reformed blank
1722 B ♣ - reformed blank
1722 C ♣ - reformed blank
1722 D ♣ - reformed blank
1722 E
1722 E ♣ - reformed blank
1722 K ♣ - reformed blank
1722 M ♣ - reformed blank
1722 N ♣ - reformed blank
1722 O ♣ - reformed blank
1722 P ♣ - 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
1722 ϽϹ ♣ - reformed blank
1723 &
1723 & ♣ - reformed blank
1723 A
1723 B ♣ - reformed blank
1723 D ♣ - reformed blank
1723 E ♣ - reformed blank
1723 G ♣ - reformed blank
1723 M ♣ - reformed blank
1723 R ♣ - reformed blank
1723 T ♣ - reformed blank
1723 V ♣ - reformed blank
1723 Z ♣ - reformed blank

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