France 1697-I 1/2 ecu
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The specimen shown is an demi-écu aux palmes ("écu with palms") struck in Limoges during the reign of Louis XIV of France. This type was struck 1693-1701 in large quantities, mostly overstriking older écus ("flans reformés"). It was succeeded by the demi-écu aux insignes. Droulers does not list this date. This specimen was lot 1379 in CGB sale 31 (Paris, June 2007).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 32-35 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 618, Dr/2 № 412, KM 295.10 (unlisted date).
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- Guilloteau, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, Colonies 1670-1942 et Metropole 1774-1942, Versailles, 1942.
Links to:
- 1654-Y demi-écu à la mèche longue
- 1696-C demi-écu aux palmes
- 1696-H demi-écu aux palmes
- 1697-AA liard de France au buste âgé
- 1697-W huitième d'écu de Flandre aux palmes
- 1697-W quart d'écu aux palmes
- 1697-BB 35 sols de Strasbourg aux palmes
- 1697-A écu aux palmes
- 1697-H écu aux palmes
- 1697-I écu aux palmes
- 1697-T écu aux palmes
- 1697-A louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1697-M louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1697-P louis d'or aux quatre L, contemporary counterfeit
- 1697-AA double louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1698-X demi-écu aux palmes
- 1701-A demi-écu aux insignes
- Coins and currency dated 1697
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)