France 1⁄12 écu de Béarn à la mèche longue, buste hybride - Louis XIV, 1675 – 1679

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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, buste hybride
Year 1675 – 1679
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, buste hybride from France. Issued from 1675 to 1679. Struck in Silver (.917). Measures 19.5 mm and weighs 2.29 g.

Obverse
Childish/juvenile bust (a mixture of the two) of Louis XIV on the right, short hair, laurelled, draped and cuirassed in the antique style, wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit.
Reverse
Crowned shield of France half-cut of Navarre-Béarn.
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1679  —
1678  —
1676  —
1675  —

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