½ Écu - Louis XVI, France

½ Écu - Louis XVI, France, 1774-1792 obverse image½ Écu - Louis XVI, France, 1774-1792 reverse image
½ Écu - Louis XVI coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    France flagFrance
  • Years of Minting:
    1774-1792
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Inscription in relief.
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Aix-en-Provence, France, Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date), Metz, France (?-1803), Strasbourg, France (?-1870), La Rochelle, France (?-1837), Limoges, France (?-1837), Bordeaux, France (?-1880), Bayonne, France (?-1837), Marseille, France (?-1858), Perpignan, France (?-1837), Orléans, France, Nantes, France (?-1837), Lille, France (1685-1858)
½ Écu - Louis XVI Reference Price

Reference Price

$9.05-$388.70

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

½ Écu - Louis XVI Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

cu de France ovale couronn entre deux branches dolivier.

Engraver:

Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Buste de Louis XVI à gauche, portant une veste brodée, l'ordre du Saint-Esprit et les cheveux noués sur la nuque par un ruban. La signature du graveur sur le bas du buste : B. DUVIV.

Engraver:

Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Inscription in relief.

½ Écu - Louis XVI Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX. B. DUVIV

Reverse:

SIT NOMEN DOMINI A BENEDICTUM 1792

½ Écu - Louis XVI Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.917)

Size

½ Écu - Louis XVI sizes
  • Weight:14.744 g
  • Diameter:33 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a

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