France 1⁄12 écu de Béarn à la mèche longue - Louis XIV, 1650 – 1661

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Information

Country France France
Currency Livre tournois (987 – 1795)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1⁄12 écu de Béarn à la mèche longue - Louis XIV
Year 1650 – 1661
Ruler Louis XIV (1643–1715)
Composition Silver (.917)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Weight (g) 2.287
Diameter (mm) 19.5
Demonetized Yes

Description

1⁄12 écu de Béarn à la mèche longue - Louis XIV from France. Issued from 1650 to 1661. Struck in Silver (.917). Measures 19.5 mm and weighs 2.29 g.

Obverse
Childlike bust of Louis XIV, right, short-haired, laurelled, draped and cuirassed in the antique style, wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit; below, two crossed palms.
Reverse
Crowned shield of France half-cut of Navarre-Béarn.
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1661 M (fr) Variété petit B dans Grand D
1661 👑 (fr) Variété petit B dans Grand D
1660 M (fr) Variété petit B dans Grand D
1660 👑 (fr) Variété petit B dans Grand D
1657 ⭐A⭐/M
1657 ⭐R⭐/M
1656 ⭐A⭐/M
1655 ⭐F⭐
1655 ⭐R⭐/M
1654 ⭐F⭐
1653 ⭐F⭐
1653 ⭐G⭐/M
1651  (fr) Pau
1650  (fr) Pau

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