1 Décime - Louis XVIII heavy type

Features

Issuer	France
King	Louis XVIII (1814-1815, 1815-1824)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1814
Value	1 Decime = 10 Centimes (0.1)
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	25 g
Diameter	32 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	12 March 1856
Number	N# 6678
References	Franc 2014# 132 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France. , Gad 1789# 196 Éditions Victor Gadoury (publisher). Monnaies françaises (Gadoury). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco (9 volumes). , KM# 701 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

In the center a pearled "L" crowned between three lilies set in 2 and 1 in an oak wreath with 9 leaves per branch. Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: L

Reverse

Value and date within wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UN
DÉCIME.
1814.
BB

Edge

Plain

Mint

BB	Strasbourg, France (?-1870)

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1814 BB							No point after DECIME and after 1814	13%
1814 BB	120 853	$ 9.30	$ 26	$ 37	$ 120	Franc 2014# 132/1 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	Point after DECIME and after 1814	86%
1814 BB						Franc 2014# 132/2 Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc: Les Monnaies (10^th Edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.	Point after 1814 only	10%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 63 Lot 1014	26 Jul 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 516.50 (EUR 445.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2025 December 22 Spotlight: France & French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction 61579 Lot 24123	22 Dec 2025	Undetermined	AU (PCGS AU58)	USD 192.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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