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1 Silver Ecu – France

Standard circulation coins

Series: Écus aux rameaux d'olivier

Context

Years: 1726–1741

Issuer: France

Period:

Ruler: Louis XV

Currency:

(1204—1795)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 92,345,209

Material

Diameter: 41 mm

Weight: 29.49 g

Silver weight: 27.04 g

Thickness: 2.6 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: 91.7% Silver

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #486

Numista: #16357

Value

Bullion value: $74.25

Obverse

Inscription:

LUD • XV • D • G • FR • ET • NAV • REX

Script: Latin

Reverse

Inscription:

SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1728

Script: Latin

Edge

Inscription in relief.

Legend:

DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM

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
1726	&	1,546,502
1726	9	2,508,807
1726	A	8,114,701
1726	AA	136,251
1726	B	1,561,017
1726	BB	202,615
1726	C	1,277,071
1726	D	811,991
1726	E	902,134
1726	G	392,392
1726	H	934,048
1726	I	65,801
1726	K	1,436,798
1726	L	974,312
1726	M	1,523,455
1726	N	689,650
1726	O	908,351
1726	P	270,073
1726	Q	299,605
1726	R	746,233
1726	X	873,161
1726	Y	308,982
1726	Z	720,689
1726	ϽϹ	92,694
1726	S	676,177
1726	T	1,215,897
1726	V	595,241
1726	W	797,915
1727	&	325,980
1727	9	976,343
1727	AA	93,990
1727	B	1,018,320
1727	BB	52,699
1727	L	886,976
1727	M	673,767
1727	N	294,132
1727	O	357,018
1727	P	108,786
1727	Q	112,663
1727	R	297,188
1727	S	266,386
1727	T	420,069
1727	V	185,935
1727	W	449,603
1727	X	263,497
1727	Y	68,961
1727	Z	67,338
1727	ϽϹ	33,426
1727	A	1,933,461
1727	C	564,732
1727	D	284,850
1727	E	475,728
1727	G	25,056
1727	H	311,472
1727	I	31,619
1727	K	736,951
1728	&	276,672
1728	9	726,504
1728	A	1,003,519
1728	AA	46,384
1728	B	472,517
1728	BB	98,604
1728	C	251,532
1728	D	356,197
1728	E	263,410
1728	G	47,055
1728	H	201,060
1728	I	16,562
1728	K	693,290
1728	L	835,245
1728	M	361,786
1728	N	153,651
1728	O	199,505
1728	P	59,324
1728	Q	51,723
1728	R	164,121
1728	S	174,283
1728	T	383,743
1728	V	136,067
1728	X	218,528
1728	W	126,118
1728	Z	52,416
1728	ϽϹ	—
1729	&	215,439
1729	9	326,328
1729	A	666,995
1729	AA	85,680
1729	BB	87,274
1729	C	—
1729	D	576,661
1729	H	167,651
1729	I	86,731
1729	K	28,798
1729	M	—
1729	P	58,001
1729	Q	88,910
1729	S	107,872
1729	T	291,567
1729	E	—
1729	V	84,038
1729	W	76,682
1729	X	61,225
1729	Z	94,419
1729	ϽϹ	—
1730	9	1,008,705
1730	A	709,610
1730	AA	89,065
1730	BB	92,939
1730	D	219,087
1730	H	150,886
1730	I	130,097
1730	K	361,044
1730	L	—
1730	M	44,847
1730	N	47,664
1730	O	81,492
1730	P	56,864
1730	Q	76,794
1730	R	73,029
1730	&	526,864
1730	S	91,477
1730	T	343,523
1730	V	53,313
1730	W	88,363
1730	X	66,272
1730	Y	26,546
1730	Z	69,529
1731	S	80,865
1731	T	271,712
1731	V	228,190
1731	&	324,747
1731	9	373,634
1731	A	439,152
1731	AA	29,282
1731	BB	22,709
1731	D	66,133
1731	E	127,219
1731	H	79,094
1731	I	101,045
1731	K	434,430
1731	L	400,005
1731	M	161,673
1731	N	70,000
1731	O	76,922
1731	P	39,547
1731	Q	105,924
1731	R	103,295
1731	W	82,189
1731	X	165,043
1731	Y	54,894
1731	Z	42,076
1731	ϽϹ	34,529
1732	X	118,797
1732	Y	26,761
1732	Z	14,590
1732	ϽϹ	23,697
1732	&	814,831
1732	9	692,921
1732	A	335,159
1732	AA	30,192
1732	B	94,411
1732	BB	60,366
1732	D	222,134
1732	E	152,665
1732	H	144,191
1732	I	89,198
1732	K	336,980
1732	L	546,203
1732	M	135,692
1732	N	78,438
1732	O	88,461
1732	P	40,625
1732	Q	94,019
1732	R	88,227
1732	S	80,521
1732	T	240,034
1732	V	35,152
1732	W	47,502
1733	A	332,156
1733	AA	34,566
1733	B	285,380
1733	BB	26,132
1733	D	119,592
1733	&	237,809
1733	9	270,073
1733	E	145,019
1733	H	102,993
1733	I	74,229
1733	K	291,816
1733	T	217,125
1733	V	43,371
1733	W	42,265
1733	X	110,432
1733	Y	40,520
1733	Z	35,027
1733	ϽϹ	29,069
1733	L	508,610
1733	M	114,780
1733	N	81,222
1733	O	91,069
1733	P	31,756
1733	Q	116,155
1733	R	75,815
1733	S	57,790
1734	&	878,432
1734	B	242,430
1734	BB	—
1734	D	271,330
1734	V	32,686
1734	W	31,149
1734	X	94,750
1734	Y	31,080
1734	Z	17,975
1734	ϽϹ	—
1734	9	390,665
1734	A	387,948
1734	AA	8,568
1734	E	118,428
1734	H	148,908
1734	I	50,191
1734	K	263,601
1734	L	527,059
1734	M	85,680
1734	N	129,178
1734	O	58,833
1734	P	—
1734	Q	132,950
1734	R	68,126
1734	S	92,628
1734	T	202,705
1735	&	623,839
1735	9	400,532
1735	A	818,916
1735	AA	13,464
1735	B	262,635
1735	BB	—
1735	D	49,601
1735	G	—
1735	H	147,624
1735	I	49,915
1735	K	197,119
1735	L	794,903
1735	M	102,383
1735	N	71,616
1735	O	59,607
1735	P	22,608
1735	Q	173,606
1735	R	69,001
1735	S	34,941
1735	T	243,666
1735	V	35,616
1735	W	82,484
1735	X	90,730
1735	Y	26,719
1735	Z	26,899
1735	ϽϹ	13,800
1735	E	134,778
1736	&	250,979
1736	9	172,063
1736	A	221,392
1736	AA	6,652
1736	E	108,512
1736	G	16,149
1736	H	93,372
1736	I	49,622
1736	K	—
1736	L	673,615
1736	M	86,448
1736	N	53,222
1736	O	57,744
1736	P	31,417
1736	Q	139,742
1736	R	59,311
1736	S	31,417
1736	T	156,732
1736	V	34,906
1736	W	24,665
1736	X	75,500
1736	Y	—
1736	Z	28,322
1736	ϽϹ	13,807
1736	B	226,090
1736	BB	19,721
1736	D	133,109
1737	&	890,843
1737	9	270,035
1737	A	113,665
1737	AA	10,058
1737	B	149,135
1737	BB	19,086
1737	D	186,261
1737	E	81,313
1737	G	26,132
1737	H	84,269
1737	I	45,511
1737	K	130,223
1737	L	976,435
1737	M	113,747
1737	N	72,294
1737	W	34,124
1737	X	69,168
1737	Y	19,384
1737	Z	21,601
1737	ϽϹ	10,283
1737	O	44,132
1737	P	22,905
1737	Q	128,953
1737	R	52,558
1737	S	30,243
1737	T	113,221
1737	V	—
1738	AA	—
1738	&	855,107
1738	9	363,599
1738	A	282,661
1738	B	428,933
1738	N	102,018
1738	O	—
1738	P	15,436
1738	Q	35,472
1738	R	45,129
1738	S	—
1738	T	147,042
1738	V	19,067
1738	W	64,330
1738	X	60,528
1738	Y	19,575
1738	Z	24,542
1738	ϽϹ	—
1738	BB	517,925
1738	C	52,044
1738	D	298,686
1738	E	213,419
1738	G	23,262
1738	H	105,178
1738	I	39,714
1738	K	130,227
1738	L	599,580
1738	M	54,428
1739	&	141,656
1739	9	89,201
1739	A	134,479
1739	AA	17,156
1739	B	170,235
1739	BB	237,965
1739	C	56,696
1739	D	31,105
1739	E	91,489
1739	L	481,434
1739	M	44,168
1739	N	16,964
1739	O	26,064
1739	P	—
1739	Q	21,138
1739	V	17,028
1739	W	16,647
1739	X	37,836
1739	Y	20,200
1739	Z	8,519
1739	ϽϹ	9,354
1739	G	29,159
1739	H	84,846
1739	I	49,792
1739	K	73,699
1739	R	40,293
1739	S	12,045
1739	T	32,375
1740	&	55,573
1740	P	—
1740	Q	7,552
1740	S	—
1740	T	106,077
1740	V	14,722
1740	W	28,067
1740	X	—
1740	Y	20,114
1740	9	80,868
1740	A	82,002
1740	AA	74,102
1740	B	122,343
1740	BB	80,661
1740	C	58,546
1740	D	32,674
1740	E	74,738
1740	G	8,167
1740	H	88,291
1740	I	30,762
1740	K	83,539
1740	L	425,185
1740	M	42,483
1740	N	14,684
1740	O	33,439
1740	Z	9,616
1740	ϽϹ	—
1741	&	13,857
1741	L	96,128
1741	S	5,946
1741	Y	26,761
1741	Z	4,024

Series: Écus aux rameaux d'olivier

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