France 1734-& ecu
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This coin, a product of the mint in Aix-en-Provence, was part of the great coinage reform of Cardinal Fleury which finally terminated the manipulations which had disrupted the economy since the 1690's. It is listed as a common date.
Recorded mintage: 878,432.
Specification: 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM.
Catalog reference: Dav-1330, Dr/4 № 819, Dr/2 № 579, Dupl-1675; Gad-321, KM 486.27.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
Link to:
- 1734-A écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1734-K écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1734-M écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1734-N écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1734-P écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1734-Q écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1734-T écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1734-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1734-D louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1734-K louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1734-S louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1734-T louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1734-9 louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1735-Q écu aux branches d'olivier
- Coins and currency dated 1734
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)