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* Obverse: LUD.XVI.D.G.FR ET NAV. REX. (for Pau, NA.RE. BD), king’s uniformed bust left, hair tied with a ribbon;  
 
* Obverse: LUD.XVI.D.G.FR ET NAV. REX. (for Pau, NA.RE. BD), king’s uniformed bust left, hair tied with a ribbon;  
 
* reverse: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM (date), oval shield of [[France]], crowned, between two olive branches tied with ribbon, mintmark below; edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM.  
 
* reverse: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM (date), oval shield of [[France]], crowned, between two olive branches tied with ribbon, mintmark below; edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM.  
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* composition: silver, 11 ''deniers'' (.917 fine), 8.3 pieces to the mark (29.488 g), face value 6 ''livres'', 39 mm diameter. Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier. This specimen is 29.28 g.
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* composition: silver, 11 ''deniers'' (0.917 fine), 8.3 pieces to the mark (29.488 g), face value 6 ''livres'', 39 mm diameter. Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier. This specimen is 29.28 g.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,336,383<sup>[1]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,336,383<sup>[1]</sup>.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1333]], Dr/4 no. 883, Dr/2 № 616, KM 564.1, Dupl-1708; Ci-2187; Gad-356.
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''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1333]], Dr/4 № 883, Dr/2 № 616, KM 564.1, Dupl-1708; Ci-2187; Gad-356.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition.''  Paris: AFPN, 1998.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition.''  Paris: AFPN, 1998.
 
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
 
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.  
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
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* George Sobin, Jr., ''The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973.'' Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  
 
''Link to:''
 
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* [[France 1775-A 1/5 ecu|1775-A ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-& 1/5 ecu|1775-& ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-BB 1/2 ecu|1775-BB ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-BB 1/2 ecu|1775-BB ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-A ecu|1775-A ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-A ecu|1775-A ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-B ecu|1775-B ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-B ecu|1775-B ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-Pau ecu|1775-Pau ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-Q ecu|1775-Q ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1775-Pau ecu|1775 ''écu au buste habillé du Béarn'']]
 
* [[France 1775-A louis d'or|1775-A ''louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-A louis d'or|1775-A ''louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-W louis d'or|1775-W ''louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-W louis d'or|1775-W ''louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-I 2 louis d'or|1775-I ''double louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1775-I 2 louis d'or|1775-I ''double louis d'or au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1776-I ecu|1776-I ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1776-I ecu|1776-I ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1776-L ecu|1776-L ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1776-W ecu|1776-W ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1776-W ecu|1776-W ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1775]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1775]]
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* return to [[France|French]] [[Royal coinage (to 1793)]]
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* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
  
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Revision as of 09:49, 17 September 2024

from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1775W ecu rev DSLR.jpg

This specimen is an écu au buste habillé struck at the Lille mint, one of a type struck there 1775-92. Its divisions were the ½, 1/5, 1/10 and 1/20 écu, struck in modest quantities. The écu was worth $1.10 in the USA before the Civil War. The écu au buste habillé is the most popular coin of Louis XVI among collectors. The 1775-W is listed[1] about 20% higher than the most common date (1789-A) but it is a common mint for 1775.

Specifications for the Écu au buste habillé:

  • Obverse: LUD.XVI.D.G.FR ET NAV. REX. (for Pau, NA.RE. BD), king’s uniformed bust left, hair tied with a ribbon;
  • reverse: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM (date), oval shield of France, crowned, between two olive branches tied with ribbon, mintmark below; edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM.
  • composition: silver, 11 deniers (0.917 fine), 8.3 pieces to the mark (29.488 g), face value 6 livres, 39 mm diameter. Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier. This specimen is 29.28 g.

Recorded mintage: 1,336,383[1].

Catalog reference: Dav-1333, Dr/4 № 883, Dr/2 № 616, KM 564.1, Dupl-1708; Ci-2187; Gad-356.

Sources:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.

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