½ Gold Louis with 8 Ls - Louis XIV, France

Main information

Country:
France
Years of Minting:
1668-1682
Period:
n/a
Coin Type:
Standard circulation coin
Edge:
Plain
Shape:
Round
Technique:
Milled
Mint:
Rennes, France, Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

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Reverse

Description:

Cross formed of eight Ls leaning two by two, crowned, cantoned with four lilies.

Engraver:

Jean Warin, François Warin

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Juvenile bust right.

Engraver:

Jean Warin, François Warin

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Plain

Obverse:

LVD. XIIII. D. G. ☀️ FR. ET. NAV. REX. 1668

Reverse:

CHRS. REGN. VINC. IMP. A

Composition

Gold (.917)

Size

Weight:3.376 g
Diameter:20 mm
Thickness:n/a
Edge:Plain

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½ Gold Louis with 8 Ls - Louis XIV, France

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