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This specimen was lot 2066 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$5,228 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, <blockquote>"''FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH Louis XV, 1715-1774. Double louis d'or au bandeau 1750 L, Bayonne. GOLD. Winz. Kratzer und Belag auf der Rückseite, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, double louis d'or of the ribbon of 1750, Bayonne mint. Minor hairlines and planchet flaws on the reverse, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers and the Bayonne mint is listed in the SCWC for 1742-45, 1754-58 and 1763. Other dates exist, including the 1750 shown here. It was succeeded by the [[France 1773-W 2 louis d'or|''double louis d'or à la vieille tête'']].

''Recorded mintage'': 1,854[2], a rare date of a fairly common type.

''Specification'': 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers, this specimen 16,24 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 792, Dr/2 № 542, KM 519.10 (unlisted date), Duplessy 1642; Fr-463; Gadoury 346.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* [2]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.
* 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.
* [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Links:''
* [[France 1748-B 2 louis d'or|1748-B ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1748-BB 2 louis d'or|1748-BB ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1748-Q 2 louis d'or|1748-Q ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1750-A 1/10 ecu|1750-A ''dixième d'écu au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1750-D 1/10 ecu|1750-D ''dixième d'écu au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1750-A ecu|1750-A ''écu au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1750-AA ecu|1750-AA ''écu au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1750-I ecu|1750-I ''écu au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1750-Pau ecu|1750 ''écu au bandeau du Béarn'']]
* [[France 1750-A louis d'or|1750-A ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1750-CC louis d'or|1750-ϽC ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1750-W louis d'or|1750-W ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1750-E 2 louis d'or|1750-E ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1751-A 2 louis d'or|1751-A ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1751-AA 2 louis d'or|1751-AA ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1750]]
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]][[Category:Gold coins of France]]

France 1750-L 2 louis d'or - Revision history

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