France 1 ecu 1738 (M - tower) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9991835
Area
Coins
Title
France 1 ecu 1738 (M - tower)
Country
France
Face value
1 écu
Year
1738
Variety / overstrike
M - toren
Era
France - House of Bourbon (1589-1793)
Head of State
Louis XV of France (1715-1774)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
Crowns, Fleur-de-lis, Leaves, Olive branches, Olive leaves, Twigs
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
917
Weight
29.49
Diameter
40
Thickness
2.6
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
SIT NOMEN DOMINI M BENEDICTUM 1738
Reverse
LUD • XV • D • G • FR • ET NAV • REX •
Edge
Plain with inscription: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM
Privy mark
Tower (Marc Louis René Marchand de la Tournelle 1717-1737)
Mint mark
M (Toulouse)
Number produced
54.428
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 486.13
Catalogue number
Gadoury# 321
Details
There are 24 different mintmarks. For the M mint mark (Toulouse) in 1738, there are two variants of the engraver's privy mark: tower / circle in star Joint edition.