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from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1764H demi ecu rev DSLR.jpg

This coin, called a demi-écu au bandeau, was the French equivalent of a half dollar. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the half écu = three livres. The type was struck 1741-74 and is recorded for the La Rochelle mint ("H") for 1741, 1744, 1747-67, 1769-72. This specimen is counted as a somewhat better date.

Recorded mintage: 25,730[2].

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31-33 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 828, Dr/2 № 585, KM 516.8.

Source:

  • [2]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.

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