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[[Image:France 1741BB fifth ecu CGB v31 1468.jpg|550px|thumb|from www.CGB.fr]]
 
[[Image:France 1741BB fifth ecu CGB v31 1468.jpg|550px|thumb|from www.CGB.fr]]
  
This coin, called a 1/5 ''écu au bandeau'', was the [[France|French]] equivalent of a twenty cent piece. In the coinage system of the ''ancien régime'', the 1/5 ''écu'' = 24 sols. The type was struck 1741-74 and is recorded for the Strasbourg mint ("BB") for 1741 only. This specimen was lot 1468 in CGB sale 31 (Paris, June 2007) and is counted among the common dates.
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This coin, called a ''cinquième d'écu au bandeau'', was the [[France|French]] equivalent of a twenty cent piece. In the coinage system of the ''ancien régime'', the 1/5 ''écu'' = 24 sols. The type was struck 1741-74 and is recorded for the Strasbourg mint ("BB") for 1741 only. This specimen was lot 1468 in CGB sale 31 (Paris, June 2007) and is counted among the common dates.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 135,456<sup>[1]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 135,456<sup>[1]</sup>.
  
''Specification:'' 5.9 g, .917 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.
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''Specification:'' 5.9 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.
  
''Catalog reference:'' Dr/2 no. 586, Dr/4 no. 841, KM 515.
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/2 586, Dr/4 841, KM 515.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
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* [[France 1741-BB 2 sols|1741-BB ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
 
* [[France 1741-BB 2 sols|1741-BB ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
 
* [[France 1741-C 2 sols|1741-C ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
 
* [[France 1741-C 2 sols|1741-C ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
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* [[France 1741-G 2 sols|1741-G ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
 
* [[France 1741-R 2 sols|1741-R ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
 
* [[France 1741-R 2 sols|1741-R ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
 
* [[France 1741-S 2 sols|1741-S ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
 
* [[France 1741-S 2 sols|1741-S ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
 
* [[France 1741-W 2 sols|1741-W ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
 
* [[France 1741-W 2 sols|1741-W ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]
 
* [[France 1741-H 1/20 ecu|1741-H ''vingtième d'écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-H 1/20 ecu|1741-H ''vingtième d'écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1741-H 1/10 ecu|1741-H ''dixième d'écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-AA 1/5 ecu|1741-AA ''cinquième d'écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-AA 1/5 ecu|1741-AA ''cinquième d'écu au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1741-B 1/5 ecu|1741-B 1/5 ''écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1741-B 1/5 ecu|1741-B ''cinquième d'écu au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1741-X 1/5 ecu|1741-X 1/5 ''écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1741-X 1/5 ecu|1741-X ''cinquième d'écu au bandeau'']]
* [[France 1741-Y 1/5 ecu|1741-Y 1/5 ''écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1741-Y 1/5 ecu|1741-Y ''cinquième d'écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-G 1/2 ecu|1741-G ''demi-écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-G 1/2 ecu|1741-G ''demi-écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-L 1/2 ecu|1741-L ''demi-écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-L 1/2 ecu|1741-L ''demi-écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1741-W 1/2 ecu|1741-W ''demi-écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1741-BB ecu|1741-BB ''écu au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1741-L ecu|1741-L ''écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-T ecu|1741-T ''écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-T ecu|1741-T ''écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-A 1/2 louis d'or|1741-A ''demi-Louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-A 1/2 louis d'or|1741-A ''demi-Louis d'or au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1741-A louis d'or|1741-A ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-B louis d'or|1741-B ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-B louis d'or|1741-B ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-BB louis d'or|1741-BB ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-BB louis d'or|1741-BB ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-K louis d'or|1741-K ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-K louis d'or|1741-K ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-L louis d'or|1741-L ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1741-L louis d'or|1741-L ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1741-W louis d'or|1741-W ''louis d'or au bandeau'']]
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* [[France 1741-Pau louis d'or|1741 ''louis d'or au bandeau du Béarn'']]
 
* [[France 1745-P 1/10 ecu|1745-P ''dixième d'écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[France 1745-P 1/10 ecu|1745-P ''dixième d'écu au bandeau'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1741]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1741]]
* return to French [[Royal coinage (to 1793)]]  
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* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]  
  
 
[[Category: Silver minors of France]]
 
[[Category: Silver minors of France]]

Latest revision as of 09:28, 28 October 2025

from www.CGB.fr

This coin, called a cinquième d'écu au bandeau, was the French equivalent of a twenty cent piece. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the 1/5 écu = 24 sols. The type was struck 1741-74 and is recorded for the Strasbourg mint ("BB") for 1741 only. This specimen was lot 1468 in CGB sale 31 (Paris, June 2007) and is counted among the common dates.

Recorded mintage: 135,456[1].

Specification: 5.9 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 586, Dr/4 № 841, KM 515.

Source:

  • [1]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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