LOUIS XVI Écu dit aux branches d'olivier 1789 L #5099

LOUIS XVI - CINQUIÈME D'ÉCU DIT AUX BRANCHES D'OLIVIER - 1789 - LILLE

Details

Weight	5.87 grams
Fineness Gold	917 ‰
Diameter	25.6 mm
Period	Royale française
Workshop	Lille
Face value	Cinquième d’écu aux branches d'olivier
Striking	Of 1775 at 1790
Draw	10 956
Conservation status	Très très beau (TTB)
Metal	Silver
Corner axis	6
Political authority	Louis XVI (1774-1793)
Books	Droulers 5/811

LOUIS XVI - Cinquième d'écu dit aux branches d'olivier - 1789 - Lille

PRICE AND VALUE OF LOUIS XVI - CINQUIÈME D'ÉCU DIT AUX BRANCHES D'OLIVIER - 1789 - LILLE

YOU BUY	Net unit price
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Expert analyse

A copy struck on a somewhat short blank, but presenting a beautiful portrait of the King.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

OBVERSE :

Description: Bust of Louis XVI in full regalia, left.

Caption: LUD. XVI. D. G. FR. ET NAV REX. (Louis XVI, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre)

REVERSE :

Description: Crowned Ecu of France. Workshop letter below.

Caption: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1789 (Beni soit le nom du seigneur).

HISTORY :

Unlike the ecus, which were demonetised much later, the fifths of ecus were demonetised by the decree of 25 Thermidor Year XII (12 August 1804).

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