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The 1788-A ''demi écu au buste habillé'' of [[Royal coinage (to 1793)|France]] is among the scarce dates of the type "demi écu au buste habillé" struck 1774-1792. Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> does not give the mintage, stating only "''peu''", meaning "few."
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The 1788-A ''demi écu au buste habillé'' of [[French royal coinage (to 1793)|France]] is among the scarce dates of the type "demi écu au buste habillé" struck 1774-1792. Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> does not give the mintage, stating only "''peu''", meaning "few."
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.
  
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''Specification:'' Silver, .917 fine, 14.74 g, 30.5 mm diameter.  
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''Specification:'' Silver, 0.917 fine, 14.74 g, 30.5 mm diameter.  
  
 
''Design:''
 
''Design:''
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* Reverse: oval arms of France, crowned, with olive branches around, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1789. Edge engraved, "DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM," Latin for "God save the king."  The mintmark ("A" for Paris) is at the bottom, between "DOMINI" and "BENEDICTUM."
 
* Reverse: oval arms of France, crowned, with olive branches around, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1789. Edge engraved, "DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM," Latin for "God save the king."  The mintmark ("A" for Paris) is at the bottom, between "DOMINI" and "BENEDICTUM."
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/2 no. 618, Dr/4 no. 885, KM 562.1.
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/2 № 618, Dr/4 № 885, KM 562.1.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* <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.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 
* 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, 4me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2012.
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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  
 
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* [[France 1788-H 1/10 ecu|1788-H ''dixième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1788-H 1/10 ecu|1788-H ''dixième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1788-MA 1/10 ecu|1788-MA ''dixième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1788-MA 1/10 ecu|1788-MA ''dixième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1788-H 1/5 ecu|1788-H 1/5 ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1788-H 1/5 ecu|1788-H ''cinquième d'écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1788-A ecu|1788-A ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1788-I ecu|1788-I ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1788-I ecu|1788-I ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1788-L ecu|1788-L ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1788-L ecu|1788-L ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1788-M ecu|1788-M ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1788-M ecu|1788-M ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1788-Pau ecu|1788-Pau ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1788-W ecu|1788-W ''écu au buste habillé'']]
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* [[France 1788-Pau ecu|1788 ''écu au buste habillé du Béarn'']]
 
* [[France 1788-A louis d'or|1788-A ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1788-A louis d'or|1788-A ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
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* [[France 1788-AA louis d'or|1788-AA ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1788-D louis d'or|1788-D ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1788-D louis d'or|1788-D ''louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1788-AA 2 louis d'or|1788-AA ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1788-AA 2 louis d'or|1788-AA ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
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* [[France 1788-K 2 louis d'or|1788-K ''double louis d'or à la tête nue'']]
 
* [[France 1789-A 1/2 ecu|1789-A ''demi écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1789-A 1/2 ecu|1789-A ''demi écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1788]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1788]]
  
 
[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
 
[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]

Latest revision as of 12:36, 2 December 2024

from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The 1788-A demi écu au buste habillé of France is among the scarce dates of the type "demi écu au buste habillé" struck 1774-1792. Droulers[1] does not give the mintage, stating only "peu", meaning "few."

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: Silver, 0.917 fine, 14.74 g, 30.5 mm diameter.

Design:

  • Obverse: uniformed and peruked bust of Louis XVI facing left, legend LUD XVI D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX. (Louis XVI, by the grace of God, king of France and Navarre).
  • Reverse: oval arms of France, crowned, with olive branches around, legend SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1789. Edge engraved, "DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM," Latin for "God save the king." The mintmark ("A" for Paris) is at the bottom, between "DOMINI" and "BENEDICTUM."

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 618, Dr/4 № 885, KM 562.1.

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • 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.

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