France ⅕ Ecu - Louis XVI, 1775 – 1790
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Information
Country
France
France
Currency
Livre tournois
(987 – 1795)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
⅕ Ecu - Louis XVI
Year
1775 – 1790
Ruler
Louis XVI
(1774–1792)
Composition
Silver (.917)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
5.835
Diameter (mm)
26
Demonetized
1804
Description
⅕ Ecu - Louis XVI from France. Issued from 1775 to 1790. Struck in Silver (.917). Measures 26 mm and weighs 5.84 g.
- Obverse
- Bust of the king on the left, wearing a jacket embroidered with the order of the Holy Spirit, the hair tied on the nape of the neck by a ribbon. B.DUVIV.F. on the edge of the bust.
- Reverse
- Oval crowned shield of France, between two olive branches.
- Edge
- Corded.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
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1790 A
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| 1790 L | — | |||
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1789 A
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| 1789 Q | — | |||
| 1789 W | — | |||
| 1788 H | — | |||
| 1788 I | — | |||
| 1788 M | — | |||
| 1788 MA | — | |||
| 1788 W | — | |||
| 1787 D | — | |||
| 1787 N | — | |||
| 1787 R | — | |||
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1786 A
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| 1786 N | — | |||
| 1786 Q | — | |||
| 1786 R | — | |||
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1785 A
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| 1785 I | — | |||
| 1785 Q | — | |||
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1784 A
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| 1784 I | — | |||
| 1784 R | — | |||
| 1783 A | — | |||
| 1783 L | — | |||
| 1782 & | — | |||
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1782 A
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| 1782 N | — | |||
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1781 A
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| 1781 I | — | |||
| 1781 K | — | |||
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1780 A
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| 1780 I | — | |||
| 1780 L | — | |||
| 1780 Q | — | |||
| 1779 AA | — | |||
| 1779 Q | — | |||
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1778 A
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| 1778 M | — | |||
| 1777 & | — | |||
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1777 A
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| 1777 L | — | |||
| 1777 Q | — | |||
| 1776 & | — | |||
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1776 A
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| 1776 I | — | |||
| 1776 L | — | |||
| 1776 N | — | |||
| 1776 Q | — | |||
| 1775 & | — | |||
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1775 A
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| 1775 L | — |
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