France 1703-A 10 sols
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Shown is a ten sols aux insignes (ten sous with insignia) struck at the Paris mint for France in the last years of Louis XIV's reign. The type was struck 1703-08 in substantial numbers but the Metz ("AA") and Strasbourg ("BB") mints struck ten sols aux quatre couronnes. This date is common. The SCWC lists this as a 1/8 écu but Droulers notes this coin is closer to a 1/7 écu.
Recorded mintage: 7,974,670.
Specification: 3.10 g, .798 fine silver, plain edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: KM-349.1; Dr/4 № 709, Dr/2 № 463, Gad-133.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
Link to:
- 1703-BB 5 sols aux insignes
- 1703-A douzième d'écu aux insignes
- 1703-H louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1703-N louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1703-9 louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1703-A double louis d'or aux huit L et aux insignes
- 1703-G double louis d'or aux huit L et aux insignes
- 1704-A 10 sols aux insignes
- 1706-AA 10 sols aux quatre couronnes
- Coins and currency dated 1703
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)