1⁄20 Ecu "Vertugadin" - Louis XV
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Louis XV (1715-1774)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1716-1718 |
| Value | 1⁄20 Silver Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Silver (.917) |
| Weight | 1.53 g |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 360462 |
| References | KM# 416 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France. Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises de Louis XIII à Louis XVI / Volume 2: 1610-1792 (5th Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. Arnaud Clairand; 2023. Monnaies Royales Françaises et de la Révolution: 1610-1794 = French Royal and Revolutionary Coins. Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. |
Obverse
Young bust of Louis XV facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: LVD.XV.D.G.FR.ET.NAV REX
Unabridged legend: Ludovicus XV Dei Gratia Franciae et Navarrae Rex
Translation: Louis XV by the grace of God king of France and Navarre.
Reverse
Crowned circular arms.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SIT NOMEN DOMINI K BENEDICTVM 1716
Unabridged legend: Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum
Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Mints
| & | Aix-en-Provence, France (?-1786) |
| 9 | Rennes, France (?-1772) |
| A | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| B | Rouen, France (?-1858) |
| D | Lyon, France (413-1858) |
| K | Bordeaux, France (?-1880) |
| T | Nantes, France (?-1837) |
| W | Lille, France (1685-1858) |
| ϽϹ | Besançon, France |
Comments
This scarce type was nearly always minted on reformed flans, with the exception of at least one 1716-K example.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1716 & | |||||||||||||||
| 1716 9 | 7 700 | ||||||||||||||
| 1716 A | |||||||||||||||
| 1716 B | |||||||||||||||
| 1716 D | |||||||||||||||
| 1716 K | |||||||||||||||
| 1716 T | 13 000 | ||||||||||||||
| 1716 W | |||||||||||||||
| 1716 ϽϹ | |||||||||||||||
| 1717 9 | 8 618 | ||||||||||||||
| 1717 A | |||||||||||||||
| 1717 D | |||||||||||||||
| 1718 9 | 6 155 | 1718/7 overdate | |||||||||||||
| 1718 A | 1718/7 overdate | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 3.08
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Actual silver weight: 0.045 oz
Current silver price: 68.34 USD/oz (see silver price 
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