France 1747-BB 2 louis d'or
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This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers but the Strasbourg mint issued this type 1742-49, 1756-64, 1766-72 only. It is one of a series of large issues of 1743-49, probably necessitated by the need to pay French troops fighting in Germany during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was succeeded by the double louis d'or à la vieille tête.
Recorded mintage: 180,716.
Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 792, Dr/2 № 542, KM 519.4.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
Link to:
- 1745-BB double louis d'or au bandeau
- 1746-I double louis d'or au bandeau
- 1747-C double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1747-W dixième d'écu au bandeau
- 1747-D demi-écu au bandeau
- 1747-W demi-écu au bandeau
- 1747-E écu au bandeau
- 1747-K écu au bandeau
- 1747-W louis d'or au bandeau
- 1747 louis d'or au bandeau du Béarn
- 1747-L double louis d'or au bandeau
- 1748-W louis d'or au bandeau
- 1748-B double louis d'or au bandeau
- 1748-BB double louis d'or au bandeau
- 1748-Q double louis d'or au bandeau
- Coins and currency dated 1747
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793).