France 1657-G 1/2 ecu

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This demi-écu à la mèche longue was struck at Poitiers 1647-60. The 1657-G is a better date. It is a late date for the type. The king was nineteen years old in 1657 and no longer resembled the child shown on the coin. The demi-écu juvénile was introduced in 1659.

Recorded mintage: 31,991[1].

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31-32 mm diameter, engraved by J. Warin and P. Blatu.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 527, Dr/2 № 301, KM 164.8.

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

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