France 1715-W 1/10 ecu

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is a dixième d'écu aux trois couronnes (tenth écu with three crowns) struck at the Lille mint in the last days of Louis XIV's reign. This is the only tenth écu struck during the French Sun King's life. The type was struck 1709-15 in substantial numbers. There are also 1/4, 1/2 and one écus struck during this period with this design. Many were restruck during the first years of Louis XV so not as many survive as one might think.

Recorded mintage: 2,143,810 (commonest date).

Specification: 3.06 g, 0.917 fine silver, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 722, Dr/2 № 454.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.

Link to:

• 1713-X écu aux trois couronnes
• 1715-K dixième d'écu aux trois couronnes
• 1715-A quart d'écu aux trois couronnes
• 1715-& demi-écu aux trois couronnes
• 1715-A écu vertugadin
• 1715-W écu aux trois couronnes, Louis XV
• 1715-D écu aux trois couronnes
• 1715-A louis d'or au soleil
• 1715 louis d'or au soleil du Béarn
• 1715-K double louis d'or au soleil
• Coins and currency dated 1715
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)