½ Sol of an Ecu - Louis XVI
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Louis XVI (1774-1792)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1777-1791 |
| Value | 1 Sizain (1⁄40 LT) |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 6.117 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 4944 |
| References | KM# 586 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
Portrait of King Louis XVI facing left
Script: Latin
Lettering: LUDOV·XVI·D·GRATIA
Unabridged legend: Ludovicus XVI Dei Gratia
Translation: Louis XVI by the Grace of God
Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Reverse
Crowned shield with three fleur-de-lis
Script: Latin
Lettering: FRANCIÆ. ET. NAVARRÆ. REX. 1788 W
Translation: King of France and Navarre
Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Edge
Plain
Mints
| & | Aix-en-Provence, France (?-1786) |
| A | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| AA | Metz, France (?-1803) |
| B | Rouen, France (?-1858) |
| BB | Strasbourg, France (?-1870) |
| D | Lyon, France (413-1858) |
| H | La Rochelle, France (?-1837) |
| I | Limoges, France (?-1837) |
| K | Bordeaux, France (?-1880) |
| L | Bayonne, France (?-1837) |
| M | Toulouse, France (?-1837) |
| MA | Marseille, France (?-1858) |
| N | Montpellier, France |
| R | Orléans, France |
| T | Nantes, France (?-1837) |
| W | Lille, France (1685-1858) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1777 H | 124 645 | KM# 586.6Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
2% | ||||||||||||
| 1777 N | 49 856 | KM# 586.12Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.3% | ||||||||||||
| 1777 W | 236 885 | KM# 586.15Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.6% | ||||||||||||
| 1778 & | 177 000 | $ 8.70 | $ 8.70 | KM# 586.16Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
9% | ||||||||||
| 1778 H | 80 000 | KM# 586.6Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.7% | ||||||||||||
| 1778 I | KM# 586.7Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.4% | |||||||||||||
| 1778 N | 782 634 | KM# 586.12Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.9% | ||||||||||||
| 1778 Q | KM# -Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.3% | |||||||||||||
| 1778 W | 313 800 | KM# 586.15Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||||||
| 1779 & | 
|
1 271 000 | KM# 586.16Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
6% | |||||||||||
| 1779 A | KM# 586.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.9% | |||||||||||||
| 1779 H | KM# 586.6Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.4% | |||||||||||||
| 1779 I | KM# 586.7Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.0% | |||||||||||||
| 1779 N | 1 232 000 | KM# 586.12Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.2% | ||||||||||||
| 1780 & |
|
KM# 586.16Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
4% | ||||||||||||
| 1780 A | KM# 586.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.0% | |||||||||||||
| 1780 H | 773 000 | KM# 586.6Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.9% | ||||||||||||
| 1780 I | KM# 586.7Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.3% | |||||||||||||
| 1780 N | 187 000 | KM# 586.12Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.6% | ||||||||||||
| 1780 W | KM# 586.15Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.15% | |||||||||||||
| 1781 & | 636 000 | KM# 586.16Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.9% | ||||||||||||
| 1781 A | 164 000 | KM# 586.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.7% | ||||||||||||
| 1781 AA | 1 042 000 | KM# 586.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
4% | ||||||||||||
| 1781 H | KM# 586.6Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.9% | |||||||||||||
| 1781 W | KM# 586.15Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.9% | |||||||||||||
| 1782 & |
|
$ 1.70 | $ 15 | KM# 586.16Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
9% | ||||||||||
| 1782 A | 168 000 | KM# 586.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.6% | ||||||||||||
| 1782 AA | KM# 586.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.8% | |||||||||||||
| 1782 H | 138 240 | KM# 586.6Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.9% | ||||||||||||
| 1782 N | KM# 586.12Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.4% | |||||||||||||
| 1782 W | KM# 586.15Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.9% | |||||||||||||
| 1783 & | 52 000 | KM# 586.16Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.9% | ||||||||||||
| 1783 A | 124 000 | KM# 586.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.9% | ||||||||||||
| 1783 M | 1 175 000 | KM# 586.10Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.8% | ||||||||||||
| 1783 N | KM# 586.12Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.3% | |||||||||||||
| 1784 & | 500 000 | KM# 586.16Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Reported, not confirmed | 1.8% | |||||||||||
| 1784 A | 97 000 | KM# 586.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.6% | ||||||||||||
| 1784 AA | KM# 586.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.5% | |||||||||||||
| 1784 B | KM# 586.3Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.6% | |||||||||||||
| 1784 BB | 667 000 | KM# 586.4Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
2% | ||||||||||||
| 1784 M | 799 000 | KM# 586.10Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.0% | ||||||||||||
| 1784 N | KM# 586.12Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.4% | |||||||||||||
| 1784 T | KM# 586.14Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.6% | |||||||||||||
| 1785 & | 320 000 | KM# 586.16Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(fr) Atelier & (Aix en Provence) | 1.8% | |||||||||||
| 1785 A | 328 000 | KM# 586.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.3% | ||||||||||||
| 1785 AA | 1 000 000 | KM# 586.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Reported, not confirmed | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| 1785 B | 673 000 | KM# 586.3Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(fr) Atelier K | 3% | |||||||||||
| 1785 BB | 480 000 | KM# 586.4Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
2% | ||||||||||||
| 1785 H | KM# 586.6Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.15% | |||||||||||||
| 1785 L | KM# 586.9Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.9% | |||||||||||||
| 1785 T | KM# 586.14Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.8% | |||||||||||||
| 1785 W | KM# 586.15Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.4% | |||||||||||||
| 1786 & | 500 000 | KM# 586.16Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||||||
| 1786 AA | KM# 586.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
5% | |||||||||||||
| 1786 D | 500 000 | KM# 586.5Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.7% | ||||||||||||
| 1786 L | KM# 586.9Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.6% | |||||||||||||
| 1786 T | KM# 586.14Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.4% | |||||||||||||
| 1787 AA | KM# 586.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | |||||||||||||
| 1787 N | KM# 586.12Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.6% | |||||||||||||
| 1787 T | KM# 586.14Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.6% | |||||||||||||
| 1788 AA | 291 000 | KM# 586.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||||||
| 1788 D | KM# 586.5Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.8% | |||||||||||||
| 1788 MA | 1 375 000 | KM# 586.11Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
7% | ||||||||||||
| 1788 T | 460 000 | KM# 586.14Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||||||
| 1788 W | KM# 586.15Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.6% | |||||||||||||
| 1789 A | KM# 586.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | |||||||||||||
| 1789 AA | KM# 586.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.4% | |||||||||||||
| 1789 L | KM# 586.9Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.4% | |||||||||||||
| 1789 M |
|
1 333 000 | KM# 586.10Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
4% | |||||||||||
| 1789 MA | KM# 586.11Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.9% | |||||||||||||
| 1789 N | 891 120 | KM# 586.12Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||||||
| 1789 R | KM# 586.13Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.6% | |||||||||||||
| 1789 T | 500 000 | KM# 586.14Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.0% | ||||||||||||
| 1789 W | KM# 586.15Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | |||||||||||||
| 1790 B | 1 000 000 | KM# 586.3Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.2% | ||||||||||||
| 1790 M | KM# 586.10Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.7% | |||||||||||||
| 1790 MA | KM# 586.11Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.6% | |||||||||||||
| 1790 N | KM# 586.12Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.6% | |||||||||||||
| 1790 T | $ 27 | KM# 586.14Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
2% | ||||||||||||
| 1790 W | KM# 586.15Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.4% | |||||||||||||
| 1791 AA | 4 105 000 | KM# 586.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||||||
| 1791 B | 16 995 000 | $ 3.50 | KM# 586.3Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
12% | |||||||||||
| 1791 H | KM# 586.6Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
(fr) Atelier H (La Rochelle) | 3% | ||||||||||||
| 1791 I | KM# 586.7Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.5% | |||||||||||||
| 1791 K |
|
$ 14 | KM# 586.8Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
4% | |||||||||||
| 1791 MA |
|
2 121 000 | $ 4.10 | KM# 586.11Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
4% | ||||||||||
| 1791 T | KM# 586.14Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
0.7% | |||||||||||||
| 1791 W | KM# 586.15Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
5% | |||||||||||||
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232012 Lot 63262 
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18 Mar 2020 | 1789 M – KM# 586.10 |
UNC (PCGS MS62 Red and Brown) |
USD 84.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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30 Aug 2025 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 153.10
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8 Mar 2025 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 158.90
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21 Mar 2023 | Undetermined | XF |
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Katz Auction 61 Lot 2696
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