France ½ ecu 1718 (W - with crowned escutcheon) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7226869
Area
Coins
Title
France ½ ecu 1718 (W - with crowned escutcheon)
Country
France
Face value
0,50 écu
Year
1718
Variety / overstrike
W - met gekroonde wapenschild
Era
France - House of Bourbon (1589-1793)
Head of State
Louis XV of France (1715-1774)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
Coat of Arms (heraldic), Crowned coat of arms, Crowns, Fleur-de-lis
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
917
Weight
12.24
Diameter
32
Thickness
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
SIT • NOMEN • DOMINI • W • BENEDICTVM 1718 •
Reverse
LUD • XV • D • G • FR • ET • NAV • REX
Edge
Plain with inscription: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM
Privy mark
Oblique bar (Jean Baptiste de la Tour 1706-1723)
Mint mark
W (Lille)
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 434.10
Catalogue number
Gadoury# 310
Details
There are 2 variants for the mint mark W: KM# 420.19 > without crowned escutcheon KM# 434.10 > with crowned escutcheon