1 Écu - Louis XV, France

1 Écu - Louis XV, France, 1740-1774 obverse image1 Écu - Louis XV, France, 1740-1774 reverse image
1 Écu - Louis XV coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    France flagFrance
  • Years of Minting:
    1740-1774
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Inscription in relief.
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    n/a
  • Mint:
    Aix-en-Provence, France, Rennes, France, Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date), Metz, France (?-1803), Rouen, France (?-1858), Strasbourg, France (?-1870), Caen, France, Lyon, France (?-1858), Tours, France, Poitiers, France, La Rochelle, France (?-1837), Limoges, France (?-1837), Bordeaux, France (?-1880), Bayonne, France (?-1837), Toulouse, France (?-1837), Montpellier, France, Riom, France, Dijon, France, Perpignan, France (?-1837), Orléans, France, Reims, France, Nantes, France (?-1837), Troyes, France, Lille, France (1685-1858), Amiens, France, Bourges, France, Grenoble, France, Besançon, France
1 Écu - Louis XV Reference Price

Reference Price

$9.05-$395.00

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

1 Écu - Louis XV Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Three fleurs-de-lis in circle flanked by olive branches and surmounted by the crown. Engravers mark before date, mint at the bottom.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Tête de Louis XV à gauche, ceinte d'un bandeau, les cheveux longs. J.C.R. sur la tranche du cou. Légende commençant à 19 h.

Engraver:

Joseph-Charles Röettiers

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Inscription in relief.

1 Écu - Louis XV Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

LUD·XV·D·G·FR·ET NAV·REX·

Reverse:

SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1742 X

1 Écu - Louis XV Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.917)

Size

1 Écu - Louis XV sizes
  • Weight:29.488 g
  • Diameter:41 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a

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