France 1773-A 1/20 ecu

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This diminutive coin, called a vingtième d'écu à la vieille tête, was the French equivalent of a half dime. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the vingtième d'écu = 6 sols. The type was struck 1771-73 but is recorded for the Paris mint ("A") in 1771 and 1773 only.

Recorded mintage: estimated 24,100. Droulers[1] lists this date as common for the type but the type is much scarcer than the preceding 1/20 écu au bandeau.

Specification: 1.47 g, 0.917 fine silver, 18-19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 594, Dr/4 № 858, KM 552.1.

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

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