France 1⁄20 Ecu - Louis XV, 1740 – 1769

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Obverse Reverse

Information

Country France France
Currency Livre tournois (987 – 1795)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1⁄20 Ecu - Louis XV
Year 1740 – 1769
Ruler Louis XV (1715–1774)
Composition Silver (.917)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 1.474
Diameter (mm) 18
Demonetized Yes

Description

1⁄20 Ecu - Louis XV from France. Issued from 1740 to 1769. Struck in Silver (.917). Measures 18 mm and weighs 1.47 g.

Obverse
Head on the left of Louis XV, wearing a headband. JCR on the edge of the neck legend begins at 19 h.
Reverse
Oval Ecu de France, crowned between two branches of laurel. Different workshop in exergue (under the shield).
Edge
Corded.

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1769 AA
1769 L
1769 N
1766 A 2nd semester
1766 L
1765 A
1765 AA
1761 A
1760 A 1st semester
1760 AA
1759 A
1758 A
1758 R 8.3K
1757 N
1756 A 8.6K
1754 G
1753 A 7.8K
1753 G 11.3K
1753 W 22.2K
1752 A 4.1K
1752 S 43.9K
1752 V
1751 G 39.3K
1750 A 11.8K
1750 BB
1750 D 49K
1750 G 16K
1750 W 41.6K
1749 A 4.5K
1749 AA 11.6K
1749 G 29.3K
1749 I 79.1K
1749 L 12.2K
1749 P
1749 R
1749 W 70.9K
1749 Y 5K
1748 A 7.7K
1748 AA
1748 G 201.5K
1748 N 14.7K
1748 O
1748 W 141.5K
1748 Y 4.1K
1747 & 14.7K
1747 A 9.2K 2nd semester
1747 G 49.4K
1747 N 7.3K
1747 W 170.3K
1746 A 9.5K
1746 G 80.3K
1746 I 76.7K
1745 A 8K
1745 G 83.7K
1745 L 49K
1745 N 14.7K
1745 W 13K
1744 A 69.7K
1744 AA 1.8K
1744 G 70.9K
1744 I 73.5K
1744 S 96.6K
1744 V 10.3K
1744 W
1744 X 9.4K
1743 A 31.2K
1743 AA
1743 B 32.5K
1743 BB
1743 C 86.8K
1743 D 195.5K
1743 G 90.5K
1743 I 82.2K
1743 L 183.6K
1743 M 79.1K
1743 N 14.7K
1743 O 24.5K
1743 P 10.7K
1743 Q 29.4K
1743 T 16.1K
1743 V 12.1K
1743 W
1743 X 8.3K
1743 Y 20.2K
1742 A 6.3K
1742 I 82.2K
1741 9
1741 A
1741 C 20.6K
1741 D 56.1K
1741 G
1741 H
1741 I 97.9K
1741 L 36.7K
1741 O 24.5K
1741 P
1741 S
1741 T
1741 W
1741 X
1740 &
1740 9 8.3K
1740 A 26.4K 2nd semester
1740 A brown planchet
1740 AA
1740 G 56.1K
1740 I 70.3K
1740 L 24.5K
1740 N 7.3K
1740 R 11.5K
1740 T 51.7K
1740 X 8.5K

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