¹⁄₂₀ Ecu with three crowns - Louis XIV

Features

Issuer France
King Louis XIV (1643-1715)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1710-1715
Value 1⁄20 Écu (¼)
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 1.529 g
Diameter 18 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 39769
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References Dy royales# 1572,
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# 110
Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises : Louis XIII à Louis XVI, 1610-1712 : cuivre, billon, argent, or. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering: LVD. XIIII. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REX

Engraver: Norbert Röettiers Read more on Wikipedia

Norbert Roettiers was a celebrated Flanders-born engraver of currency and medals in both England and France. With his elder brother James he was named Engraver-General to the British Royal Mint in 1695.

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM (millésime)

Engraver: Norbert Röettiers Read more on Wikipedia

Norbert Roettiers was a celebrated Flanders-born engraver of currency and medals in both England and France. With his elder brother James he was named Engraver-General to the British Royal Mint in 1695.

Mints

& Aix-en-Provence, France
🐄 Pau, France
9 Rennes, France
A Paris, France (600-1973)
B Rouen, France (?-1858)
D Lyon, France (?-1858)
E Tours, France
H La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
M Toulouse, France (?-1837)
N Montpellier, France
T Nantes, France (?-1837)
Z Grenoble, France

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1710 D
1710 M
1710 N
1711 &
1711 9
1711 D
1711 E
1711 J
1711 N
1711 Z
1711 🐄 Addition of "BD" interspersed in the titulature on the obverse for "Lord of Bearn".
1712 B
1712 M
1712 T
1712 🐄 Addition of "BD" interspersed in the titulature on the obverse for "Lord of Bearn".
1713 9
1713 A
1713 E
1713 M
1715 9
1715 H

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