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''Recorded mintage:'' 77,806 rf<sup>[2]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 77,806 rf<sup>[2]</sup>.
  
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''Specification:'' 15.30 g, .729 fine silver, 34 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 14,91 g.  
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''Specification:'' 15.30 g, 0.729 fine silver, 34 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 14,91 g.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 621, Dr/2 no. 509, Dupl-1600; Gad-188.  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 621, Dr/2 № 509, Dupl-1600; Gad-188.  
  
 
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* [[France 1697-AA liard|1697-AA ''liard de France au buste âgé'']]
 
* [[France 1697-AA liard|1697-AA ''liard de France au buste âgé'']]
 
* [[France 1697-W 1/8 ecu|1697-W ''huitième d'écu de Flandre aux palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1697-W 1/8 ecu|1697-W ''huitième d'écu de Flandre aux palmes'']]
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* [[France 1697-W 1/4 ecu|1697-W ''quart d'écu aux palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1697-I 1/2 ecu|1697-I ''demi-écu aux palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1697-I 1/2 ecu|1697-I ''demi-écu aux palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1697-A ecu|1697-A ''écu aux palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1697-A ecu|1697-A ''écu aux palmes'']]
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* [[France 1697-H ecu|1697-H ''écu aux palmes'']]
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* [[France 1697-I ecu|1697-I ''écu aux palmes'']]
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* [[France 1697-T ecu|1697-T ''écu aux palmes'']]
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* [[France 1697-A louis d'or|1697-A ''louis d'or aux quatre L'']]
 
* [[France 1697-M louis d'or|1697-M ''louis d'or aux 4 L'']]
 
* [[France 1697-M louis d'or|1697-M ''louis d'or aux 4 L'']]
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* [[France 1697-P louis d'or|1697-P ''louis d'or aux quatre L'', contemporary counterfeit]]
 
* [[France 1697-AA 2 louis d'or|1697-AA ''double louis d'or aux quatre L'']]
 
* [[France 1697-AA 2 louis d'or|1697-AA ''double louis d'or aux quatre L'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1697]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1697]]

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1374

This specimen was lot 1374 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €120 (about US$159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR 34 sols de Strasbourg aux palmes, 1697BB. 2e réformation. D/ Grande fleur de lis. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné, entre deux palmes. Très rare. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver 34 sols de Strasbourg with palms of 1697, second reformation. Obverse: large fleur-de-lis; reverse: crowned round arms of France between two palms. Fine - Very Fine.)"

This coin, called a thirty five sols de Strasbourg, was one of the first issues of that mint after its capture by the French. It was struck 1694-1701 over the previous XXX sols de Strasbourg and only the 1694-BB is common. The obverse legend, "MONETA NOVA ARGENTINENSIS," means "new silver coin;" the reverse legend, "SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM," is "Blessed be the name of the Lord." The greenish color comes from the debased alloy.

Recorded mintage: 77,806 rf[2].

Specification: 15.30 g, 0.729 fine silver, 34 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 14,91 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 621, Dr/2 № 509, Dupl-1600; Gad-188.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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