France ½ Écu - Louis XVI, 1774 – 1792
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Information
Country
France
France
Currency
Livre tournois
(987 – 1795)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
½ Écu - Louis XVI
Year
1774 – 1792
Ruler
Louis XVI
(1774–1792)
Composition
Silver (.917)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
14.744
Diameter (mm)
33
Demonetized
Yes
Description
½ Écu - Louis XVI from France. Issued from 1774 to 1792. Struck in Silver (.917). Measures 33 mm and weighs 14.74 g.
- Obverse
- Bust of Louis XVI on the left, wearing an embroidered jacket, the order of the Holy Spirit and the hair tied on the nape of the neck by a ribbon. The signature of the engraver on the bottom of the bust: B. DUVIV.
- Reverse
- Oval shield of France crowned between two olive branches.
- Edge
- Inscription in relief.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 A | — | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1791 A | 778.1K | (fr) Paris - héron | ||
| 1791 A | 778.4K | KM#562.1 (Paris) Leopard | ||
| 1791 T | 4.2K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1791 W | 117.3K | (fr) Lille | ||
| 1790 A | — | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1790 AA | — | (fr) Metz | ||
| 1790 BB | — | (fr) Strasbourg | ||
| 1790 H | — | (fr) La Rochelle | ||
| 1790 L | — | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1790 MA | — | (fr) Marseille | ||
| 1790 Q | 5.1K | (fr) Perpignan | ||
| 1790 T | — | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1789 A | — | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1789 L | — | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1789 T | — | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1788 A | — | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1788 L | 7.8K | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1787 Q | 15.8K | (fr) Perpignan | ||
| 1787 T | 1.9K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1787 W | 2.8K | (fr) Lille | ||
| 1786 L | 5.4K | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1786 Q | 41.2K | (fr) Perpignan | ||
| 1785 A | 28.8K | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1785 Q | 19.9K | (fr) Perpignan | ||
| 1785 T | 2.2K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1784 A | 402.2K | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1784 H | — | (fr) La Rochelle | ||
| 1784 Q | 17K | (fr) Perpignan | ||
| 1784 R | 5K | (fr) Orleans | ||
| 1784 T | 5K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1783 A | 122.7K | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1783 H | 724 | (fr) La Rochelle | ||
| 1783 L | 34.5K | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1783 R | 5.2K | (fr) Orleans | ||
| 1783 T | 1.6K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1782 A | 15.1K | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1782 H | 3.2K | (fr) La Rochelle | ||
| 1782 L | 50.2K | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1782 Q | 11.6K | (fr) Perpignan | ||
| 1782 T | 2.2K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1781 A | 10.5K | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1781 BB | 4.7K | (fr) Strasbourg | ||
| 1781 H | 1.8K | (fr) La Rochelle | ||
| 1781 I | 8.4K | (fr) Limoges | ||
| 1781 K | 2K | (fr) Bordeaux | ||
| 1781 L | 9.4K | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1781 Q | 10.2K | (fr) Perpignan | ||
| 1781 R | 484 | (fr) Orleans | ||
| 1781 T | 1.4K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1780 A | 8.2K | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1780 BB | 3.8K | (fr) Strasbourg | ||
| 1780 H | 2.4K | (fr) La Rochelle | ||
| 1780 I | 11.6K | (fr) Limoges | ||
| 1780 L | 7.3K | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1780 R | 548 | (fr) Orleans | ||
| 1780 T | 1.6K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1780 W | 146.7K | (fr) Lille | ||
| 1779 A | 10.4K | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1779 BB | 4.8K | (fr) Strasbourg | ||
| 1779 H | 2.6K | (fr) La Rochelle | ||
| 1779 L | 2.9K | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1779 Q | 21K | (fr) Perpignan | ||
| 1779 T | 1.7K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1779 W | 155.2K | (fr) Lille | ||
| 1778 & | 4K | (fr) Aix-en-Provence | ||
| 1778 A | 2.7K | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1778 H | 1.9K | (fr) La Rochelle | ||
| 1778 L | 4.8K | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1778 Q | 21.2K | (fr) Perpignan | ||
| 1778 T | 3.2K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1777 & | 35.5K | (fr) Aix-en-Provence | ||
| 1777 A | 3K | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1777 H | 834 | (fr) La Rochelle | ||
| 1777 L | 20.3K | (fr) Bayonne | ||
| 1777 T | 9.1K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1776 & | 19.4K | (fr) Aix-en-Provence | ||
| 1776 Q | 13K | (fr) Perpignan | ||
| 1775 A | 17.5K | KM#562.1 (Paris) | ||
| 1774 A | 5.1K | KM#562.1 (Paris) |
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