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File:France 1694D quart ecu obv 600.jpg
from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is an quart d'écu aux palmes struck at the Lyon mint during the reign of Louis XIV of France. It succeeded the quart d'écu aux 8 L struck 1690-93 and was superseded by the quart d'écu aux insignes struck 1701-03. It is more common than either type and the 1694-D is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 440,206 (all flans reformées)[1].

Specification: 6.86 g, 0.917 fine silver, 27-28 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 691, Dr/2 № 414, KM 293.6.

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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

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