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''Specification:'' 1.47 g, .917 fine silver, 18-19 mm diameter. | ''Specification:'' 1.47 g, .917 fine silver, 18-19 mm diameter. | ||
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Revision as of 13:37, 6 June 2023
This diminutive coin, called a vingtième d'écu au bandeau, was the French equivalent of a half dime. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the vingtième d'écu = six sols. The type was struck 1740-69 but is recorded for the Bayonne mint ("L") in 1740-41, 1743, 1745, 1749, 1757, 1762 and 1766 only. Despite the interrupted dates of issue, many Bayonne issues are common.
Recorded mintage: unknown but somewhat scarce.
Specification: 1.47 g, .917 fine silver, 18-19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 588, Dr/4 no. 857, KM 510._.
- [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
Link to:
- 1765-A vingtième d'écu au bandeau
- 1766-L cinquième d'écu au bandeau
- 1766-D écu au bandeau
- 1766-T écu au bandeau
- 1766 louis d'or du Béarn au bandeau
- 1766 double louis d'or au bandeau du Béarn
- 1769 vingtième d'écu au bandeau du Béarn
- 1773-A vingtième d'écu à la vieille tête
- Coins and currency dated 1766
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)