France ⅕ Écu - Louis XV, 1726 – 1733
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Information
Country
France
France
Currency
Livre tournois
(987 – 1795)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
⅕ Écu - Louis XV
Year
1726 – 1733
Ruler
Louis XV
(1715–1774)
Composition
Silver (.917)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
5.835
Diameter (mm)
26
Demonetized
Yes
Description
⅕ Écu - Louis XV from France. Issued from 1726 to 1733. Struck in Silver (.917). Measures 26 mm and weighs 5.84 g.
- Obverse
- Bust of Louis XV on the left, bare head, wearing an embroidered jacket with the cross of the order of the Holy Spirit. Legend starting at 7pm.
- Reverse
- Oval crowned shield of France, between two olive branches.
- Edge
- Corded.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1733 9 | 5.5K | (fr) Rennes | ||
| 1732 T | 9.8K | (fr) Nantes | ||
| 1730 9 | — | Rennes | ||
| 1730 B | — | Rouen | ||
| 1729 9 | — | Rennes | ||
| 1729 A | 266.9K | Paris | ||
| 1729 D | 62.9K | Lyon | ||
| 1729 L | 149.2K | Bayonne | ||
| 1729 M | 56.8K | Toulouse | ||
| 1729 ϽϹ | — | Besançon | ||
| 1728 & | — | Aix-en-Provence | ||
| 1728 9 | 119.7K | Rennes | ||
| 1728 B | 140.1K | Rouen | ||
| 1728 C | 104.9K | Caen | ||
| 1728 D | 520K | Lyon | ||
| 1728 E | 90.3K | Tours | ||
| 1728 R | — | Orléans | ||
| 1728 T | 51.9K | Nantes | ||
| 1728 vache | 35.7K | Pau | ||
| 1728 Y | 181.4K | Bourges | ||
| 1728 ϽϹ | 59.8K | Besançon | ||
| 1727 9 | — | (fr) Rennes | ||
| 1727 A | 349.6K | Paris | ||
| 1727 BB | — | (fr) Strasbourg | ||
| 1727 D | 403.1K | Lyon | ||
| 1727 P | 27.9K | Dijon | ||
| 1727 W | 254K | Lille | ||
| 1727 Z | — | (fr) Grenoble | ||
| 1726 & | 59.8K | Aix-en-Provence | ||
| 1726 A | 956.2K | Paris | ||
| 1726 AA | — | (fr) Metz | ||
| 1726 B | 140.1K | Rouen | ||
| 1726 D | — | Lyon | ||
| 1726 E | 60.7K | Tours | ||
| 1726 G | 56.8K | Poitiers | ||
| 1726 H | 74.7K | La Rochelle | ||
| 1726 K | 582.7K | Bordeaux | ||
| 1726 N | 227.8K | Montpellier | ||
| 1726 P | 59.8K | Dijon | ||
| 1726 R | — | Orléans | ||
| 1726 T | 1.2M | Nantes | ||
| 1726 V | 16.2K | Troyes | ||
| 1726 W | — | Lille | ||
| 1726 X | 170.3K | Amiens | ||
| 1726 ϽϹ | 89.6K | Besançon |
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