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½ Écu - Louis XV
| Silver (.917) | 14.744 g | 33 mm |
| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| King | Louis XV (1715-1774) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1741-1774 |
| Value | ½ Silver Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Silver (.917) |
| Weight | 14.744 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#5763 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 63% |
Reverse
Oval shield of France, crowned, between two branches of laurel; different workshop in the exergue (under the shield).
Script: Latin
Lettering: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1764
Engraver: Joseph-Charles Röettiers
Edge
Inscription in relief.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM
Interesting fact
The ½ Écu coin was a popular denomination during the reign of Louis XV, and it was used to pay for everyday transactions such as buying bread, wine, and other necessities. It was also used as a form of currency for the French colonies in North America, particularly in New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1741 & | 20808 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 9 | 44094 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 AA | 14668 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 BB | 351288 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 C | 56245 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 D | 52788 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 E | 47487 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 Ⅰ | 8568 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 L | 62424 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 N | 11016 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 O | 20808 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 Q | 18360 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 T | 137257 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 V | 8724 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 vachette | 116426 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 W | 57572 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 Z | 10297 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 9 | 5990 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 AA | 17136 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 B | 96587 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 BB | 59703 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 C | 57302 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 E | 15158 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 Ⅰ | 20808 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 L | 22032 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 M | 10044 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 N | 14688 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 O | 44064 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 P | 10936 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 Q | 15912 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 R | 4874 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 S | 8874 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 T | 48239 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 V | 7234 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 W | 125648 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 X | 8020 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 Y | 2594 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 Z | 2700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1742 ϽϹ | 3560 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 9 | 5174 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 Ⅰ | 7048 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 R | 6998 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 T | 8156 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 W | 418976 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 X | 9050 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 Y | 11001 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1744 A | 8568 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1744 AA | 4284 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1744 G | 16170 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1744 Ⅰ | 8046 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1744 O | 26950 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1744 R | 5916 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1744 S | 38634 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1744 W | 12030 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1744 X | 40440 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1744 Y | 700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 9 | 1142 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 D | 43627 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 Ⅰ | 7306 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 O | 51408 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 W | 20252 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 Y | 2418 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1746 G | 2959 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1746 Ⅰ | 7120 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1746 L | 24480 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1746 M | 66956 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1746 vachette | 51508 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1746 W | 452732 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1746 Y | 3010 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1747 D | 50726 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1747 G | 3834 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1747 Ⅰ | 9284 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1747 M | 17490 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1747 S | 20890 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1747 W | 369348 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 H | 6790 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 Ⅰ | 8742 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 L | 11016 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 O | 25346 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 P | 8060 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 S | 12370 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 W | 491512 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1748 Y | 2248 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1749 D | 9792 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1749 H | 48616 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1749 Ⅰ | 8350 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1749 N | 11116 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1749 O | 24631 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1749 W | 145582 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1749 Y | 1168 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 G | 1195 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 L | 35496 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 N | 9136 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 O | 23305 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 P | 4436 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 W | 51792 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1751 L | 29050 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1751 P | 13164 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1751 vachette | 3758 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1751 W | 20584 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1752 E | 47487 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1752 H | 9130 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1752 L | 4150 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1752 O | 17796 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1752 vachette | 64572 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1752 W | 28801 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1753 O | 24444 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1753 S | 9430 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1753 vachette | 12877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1753 W | 7334 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1753 ϽϹ | 6871 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1754 D | 13652 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1754 M | 8668 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1754 O | 9486 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1754 Q | 26032 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1754 W | 26062 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1755 N | 6120 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1755 O | 11721 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1755 P | 6640 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1755 Q | 4896 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1755 vachette | 11917 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1755 W | 37350 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1756 H | 4150 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1756 O | 8539 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1756 P | 3791 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1756 R | 2264 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1756 S | 14653 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1756 V | 12704 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1756 vachette | 46402 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1756 W | 21912 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1756 ϽϹ | 2936 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 W | 41832 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 R | 8300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 W | 36800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1759 A | 81340 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1759 W | 156080 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1760 R | 9960 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1760 W | 7138 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1761 vachette | 17586 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1761 W | 12616 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1762 H | 12450 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1762 P | 6640 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1762 S | 37550 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1762 vachette | 17586 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1762 W | 5644 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1762 ϽϹ | 7470 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1763 A | 13280 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1763 H | 2490 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1763 W | 7334 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1764 H | 10800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1765 A | 38595 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1765 T | 32298 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1766 A | 30710 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1766 H | 3320 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1766 W | 16434 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1767 Q | 9908 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1767 T | 19920 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1768 A | 63080 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1774 W | 65574 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for ½ Écu - Louis XV 1741-1774 coin.
