cedargrove

2 Sols – France

Standard circulation coins

Context

Years: 1738–1764

Issuer: France

Period:

Ruler: Louis XV

Currency:

(1204—1795)

Demonetization: 10 July 1845

Total mintage: 86,722,364

Material

Diameter: 22 mm

Weight: 2.18 g

Thickness: 1 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Billon (20.8% Silver)

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #500

Numista: #15113

Obverse

Inscription:

•LUD• XV• D• G• FR•ET• NAV• REX

Script: Latin

Engraver: Joseph-Charles Röettiers

Reverse

Inscription:

•SIT• NOM• DOM• H• BENEDICTUM 1742

Script: Latin

Engraver: Joseph-Charles Röettiers

Edge

Plain

Mints

Name	Mark
Aix-en-Provence	&
Rennes	9
Monnaie de Paris	A
Metz	AA
Rouen	B
Strasbourg	BB
Caen	C
Lyon	D
Tours	E
Poitiers	G
La Rochelle	H
Limoges	I
Bordeaux	K
Bayonne	L
Toulouse	M
Montpellier	N
Riom	O
Dijon	P
Perpignan	Q
Orléans	R
Reims	S
Nantes	T
Troyes	V
Lille	W
Amiens	X
Bourges	Y
Grenoble	Z
Besançon	ϽϹ

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage
1738	&	57,000
1738	9	2,536
1738	A	2,770,886
1738	C	30,851
1738	D	322,600
1738	E	20,788
1738	G	115,084
1738	H	28,302
1738	K	14,384
1738	M	185,285
1738	O	122,610
1738	P	211,879
1738	Q	25,300
1738	R	22,438
1738	S	285,156
1738	T	47,344
1738	V	121,525
1738	W	339,610
1738	X	172,241
1738	Y	100,443
1738	ϽϹ	89,973
1738	AA	487,350
1738	B	366,777
1738	BB	441,882
1738	I	10,732
1738	N	309,521
1739	9	606,993
1739	A	8,068,970
1739	AA	1,786,950
1739	B	2,462,459
1739	BB	911,038
1739	C	1,580,526
1739	D	2,770,852
1739	E	1,029,417
1739	L	136,038
1739	M	2,004,900
1739	N	1,091,425
1739	O	1,755,561
1739	P	1,382,522
1739	Q	371,839
1739	R	875,296
1739	S	1,681,076
1739	T	442,282
1739	V	986,587
1739	W	6,475,088
1739	X	1,741,599
1739	Y	684,618
1739	Z	269,299
1739	ϽϹ	1,760,962
1739	&	269,299
1739	G	581,336
1739	H	667,891
1739	I	630,618
1739	K	1,282,512
1740	&	166,141
1740	9	801,090
1740	A	1,089,942
1740	AA	487,350
1740	B	1,491,204
1740	BB	198,213
1740	C	597,695
1740	E	510,619
1740	G	169,864
1740	H	217,927
1740	I	601,653
1740	K	521,696
1740	L	129,311
1740	M	665,408
1740	R	—
1740	S	408,422
1740	T	300,484
1740	V	240,306
1740	W	404,693
1740	X	378,378
1740	Y	230,908
1740	Z	149,328
1740	ϽϹ	212,918
1740	D	678,136
1740	N	400,898
1740	O	419,182
1740	P	326,035
1740	Q	328,897
1741	—	—
1741	&	45,600
1741	9	—
1741	B	—
1741	BB	1,134,936
1741	C	310,034
1741	D	393,994
1741	E	210,192
1741	H	—
1741	I	150,800
1741	K	522,000
1741	L	75,066
1741	M	291,570
1741	N	98,803
1741	O	220,197
1741	P	—
1741	Q	113,527
1741	R	—
1741	S	63,200
1741	T	44,500
1741	V	92,010
1741	W	—
1741	Z	96,271
1741	ϽϹ	124,200
1741	A	—
1741	AA	781,000
1741	G	—
1742	9	109,325
1742	A	984,500
1742	AA	784,000
1742	B	80,034
1742	BB	234,720
1742	C	194,793
1742	D	49,070
1742	E	87,782
1742	G	76,187
1742	H	26,000
1742	I	103,550
1742	K	176,478
1742	L	17,250
1742	M	246,202
1742	N	79,912
1742	O	135,533
1742	W	332,520
1742	Y	40,004
1742	P	129,666
1742	Q	91,522
1742	V	32,446
1743	&	32,160
1743	9	61,392
1743	A	435,860
1743	AA	627,200
1743	BB	126,250
1743	C	167,554
1743	D	—
1743	E	68,217
1743	H	25,932
1743	I	52,400
1743	K	87,024
1743	L	—
1743	M	131,224
1743	O	136,322
1743	P	136,045
1743	T	—
1743	W	174,944
1744	K	143,472
1744	L	—
1744	9	18,900
1744	A	414,310
1744	AA	313,600
1744	BB	327,046
1744	C	115,958
1744	E	63,451
1744	H	23,057
1744	I	143,472
1744	M	105,750
1744	O	35,738
1744	P	167,898
1744	W	354,428
1745	L	—
1745	W	152,171
1745	A	293,130
1745	AA	947,800
1745	BB	—
1745	C	99,950
1745	E	26,311
1745	H	23,010
1746	A	467,486
1746	AA	1,097,600
1746	BB	—
1746	C	98,430
1746	E	53,465
1746	H	27,546
1746	L	—
1746	W	119,472
1747	BB	—
1747	C	71,277
1747	E	31,386
1747	H	66,744
1747	L	—
1747	W	168,960
1747	A	327,160
1747	AA	315,000
1748	A	218,000
1748	AA	156,800
1748	W	—
1748	BB	—
1748	C	79,385
1748	E	31,483
1748	H	28,600
1748	L	84,450
1749	A	78,400
1749	AA	120,125
1749	E	28,240
1749	H	105,000
1749	L	199,000
1749	W	—
1749	BB	—
1749	C	68,147
1750	A	266,370
1750	AA	156,800
1750	BB	—
1750	C	82,467
1750	E	32,680
1750	H	600,800
1750	L	59,700
1751	C	59,294
1751	H	62,986
1751	L	99,300
1751	A	234,070
1751	BB	—
1752	A	91,800
1752	BB	—
1752	C	5,439
1752	H	27,070
1752	L	86,000
1753	A	114,620
1753	BB	—
1754	A	672,600
1754	BB	—
1755	A	688,800
1755	BB	—
1756	A	128,600
1756	BB	46,713
1757	A	91,900
1757	BB	—
1758	BB	—
1758	A	—
1759	A	91,300
1759	BB	—
1760	A	73,440
1760	BB	—
1761	A	154,200
1761	BB	—
1762	A	205,600
1762	AA	—
1762	BB	309,065
1763	A	163,400
1764	A	96,468
1764	BB	30,208

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