France 1764-H 1/2 ecu
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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, .917 fine silver, 31-33 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 828, Dr/2 no. 585, KM 516.8.
- [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.
Link to:
- 1763-L demi-écu au bandeau
- 1763-P demi-écu au bandeau
- 1764-A dixième d'écu au bandeau
- 1764-S dixième d'écu au bandeau
- 1764-A 1/5 écu au bandeau
- 1764-L écu au bandeau
- 1764-Pau écu au bandeau
- 1764-Pau louis d'or au bandeau
- 1764-Pau double louis d'or au bandeau du Béarn
- 1765-T demi-écu au bandeau
- Coins and currency dated 1764
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)