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This coin, called a ''huitième d'écu aux 8 L'', is the only issue of this denomination struck during the reign of Louis XV. This example was struck at Amiens. After 1726, tenth écus were struck to this weight and this coin probably circulated as such but it is rare today. Quarter, half and one écus were also struck to this design 1724-25, the last before Cardinal Fleury's reform of 1726 stabilized the coinage. | This coin, called a ''huitième d'écu aux 8 L'', is the only issue of this denomination struck during the reign of Louis XV. This example was struck at Amiens. After 1726, tenth écus were struck to this weight and this coin probably circulated as such but it is rare today. Quarter, half and one écus were also struck to this design 1724-25, the last before Cardinal Fleury's reform of 1726 stabilized the coinage. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. |
''Specification:'' 2.94 g, 0.917 fine silver, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers. | ''Specification:'' 2.94 g, 0.917 fine silver, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 846, Dr/2 № 577, KM-475 (unlisted mint), Gad-294, Dup-1673, L4L-471. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 846 (unlisted mint), Dr/2 № 577, KM-475 (unlisted mint), Gad-294, Dup-1673, L4L-471. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* [[France 1725-AA ecu|1725-AA ''écu aux huit L'']] | * [[France 1725-AA ecu|1725-AA ''écu aux huit L'']] | ||
* [[France 1725-C ecu|1725-C ''écu aux 8 L'']] | * [[France 1725-C ecu|1725-C ''écu aux 8 L'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1725-H ecu|1725-H ''écu aux 8 L'']] | ||
* [[France 1725-I ecu|1725-I ''écu aux 8 L'']] | * [[France 1725-I ecu|1725-I ''écu aux 8 L'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1725-N ecu|1725-N ''écu aux 8 L'']] | ||
* [[France 1725-P ecu|1725-P ''écu aux huit L'']] | * [[France 1725-P ecu|1725-P ''écu aux huit L'']] | ||
* [[France 1725-Q ecu|1725-Q ''écu aux huit L'']] | * [[France 1725-Q ecu|1725-Q ''écu aux huit L'']] | ||
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* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the | + | [[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
Latest revision as of 21:11, 23 July 2025
This coin, called a huitième d'écu aux 8 L, is the only issue of this denomination struck during the reign of Louis XV. This example was struck at Amiens. After 1726, tenth écus were struck to this weight and this coin probably circulated as such but it is rare today. Quarter, half and one écus were also struck to this design 1724-25, the last before Cardinal Fleury's reform of 1726 stabilized the coinage.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.94 g, 0.917 fine silver, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 846 (unlisted mint), Dr/2 № 577, KM-475 (unlisted mint), Gad-294, Dup-1673, L4L-471.
- Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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- 1724-N écu aux 8 L
- 1724-N louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-AA seizième d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-C 1/16 écu aux 8 L
- 1725-A huitième d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-R huitième d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-AA quart d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-X quart d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-A demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1725-AA demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1725-E demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1725-N demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1725-V demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1725-X demi-écu aux huit L
- 1725-A écu aux 8 L
- 1725-AA écu aux huit L
- 1725-C écu aux 8 L
- 1725-H écu aux 8 L
- 1725-I écu aux 8 L
- 1725-N écu aux 8 L
- 1725-P écu aux huit L
- 1725-Q écu aux huit L
- 1725-R écu aux 8 L
- 1725-V écu aux 8 L
- 1725-W écu aux 8 L
- 1725-X écu aux 8 L
- 1725-& écu aux 8 L
- 1725-9 écu aux huit L
- 1725-A louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1725-AA louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-BB louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-D louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1725-G louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-H louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-I louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-K louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-M louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-N louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-R louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1725-T louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-W louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-Y louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-Z louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1725-& louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-9 louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725 louis d'or Mirliton du Béarn, grandes palmes
- 1726-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- Coins and currency dated 1725
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)