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1 Écu - Louis XVI
| Silver (.917) | 29.488 g | 41 mm |
| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| King | Louis XVI (1774-1792) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1774-1792 |
| Value | 1 Silver Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Silver (.917) |
| Weight | 29.488 g |
| Diameter | 41 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#5768 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 22% |
Reverse
Oval shield of France, crowned between two olive branches.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1790•
Engraver: Pierre-Benjamin Duvivier
Edge
Inscription in relief.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 1 Écu - Louis XVI 1774-1792 coin from France is that it was minted during a time of great change and upheaval in France. The coin was minted in 1785, just a few years before the French Revolution, which began in 1789 and ultimately led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new government. Despite the turmoil of the time, the coin remains a valuable and sought-after collector's item, with its silver content and historical significance making it a prized addition to any collection.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 & | 480000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 A | 365000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 AA | 10000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 B | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 BB | 3347 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 D | 171000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 H | 7261 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 I | 265000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 K | 613000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 L | 833000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 M | 132000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 N | 190000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 Q | 429000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 R | 1301 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 T | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1775 W | 1336000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 & | 5951 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 A | 513000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 AA | 7246 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 B | 8602 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 D | 5165 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 H | 6763 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 I | 109000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 K | 692000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 L | 1039000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 M | 88000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 N | 42000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 Q | 533000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 R | 2086 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 T | 12000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1776 W | 450000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 & | 137000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 A | 239000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 AA | 3118 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 B | 8525 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 D | 33000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 H | 5627 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 I | 89000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 K | 447000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 L | 94400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 M | 355000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 N | 20000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 Q | 262000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 R | 789 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 T | 18000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1777 W | 261000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 & | 5685 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 A | 4464 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 AA | 3652 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 B | 7135 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 BB | 3009 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 D | 63000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 H | 3950 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 I | 18000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 K | 59000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 L | 287000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 M | 289000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 N | 25000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 Q | 346000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 T | 10000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1778 W | 60000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 & | 6018 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 A | 30000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 B | 4532 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 BB | 4783 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 H | 5172 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 I | 172000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 K | 8064 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 L | 760000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 M | 334000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 N | 30000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 Q | 108000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 T | 10000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1779 W | 39674 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 & | 5327 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 A | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 AA | 2501 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 B | 10000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 H | 4659 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 I | 81000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 K | 5315 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 L | 368000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 M | 326000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 N | 81000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 Q | 6244 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 R | 3564 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 T | 7752 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1780 W | 8715 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 A | 200000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 AA | 4639 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 B | 2680 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 H | 4206 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 I | 54000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 K | 34000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 L | 178000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 M | 264000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 N | 20000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 Q | 1006999 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 R | 2322 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 T | 11000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1781 W | 12000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 A | 369000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 AA | 3142 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 D | 36000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 H | 7936 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 I | 149000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 K | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 L | 419000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 M | 203000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 N | 2362 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 Q | 843000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 R | 2693 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 T | 16000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1782 W | 2822 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 & | 5128 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 A | 2889000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 B | 55000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 H | 3481 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 I | 257000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 K | 99000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 L | 963000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 M | 260000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 N | 3996 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 Q | 495000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 R | 212000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 T | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1783 W | 114000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 & | 3181 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 A | 4791000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 B | 13000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 H | 13000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 I | 3012000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 K | 303312 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 L | 1906021 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 M | 614000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 N | 62000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 Q | 748000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 R | 478000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 T | 20000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1784 W | 8051 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 A | 571000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 AA | 5491 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 B | 9379 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 H | 4969 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 I | 1255000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 K | 185000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 L | 2005074 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 M | 1205000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 N | 7231 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 Q | 963000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 R | 1742000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 T | 7992 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1785 W | 2739 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1786 A | 5797 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1786 B | 3823 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1786 H | 2148 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1786 I | 124000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1786 L | 2314000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1786 M | 1715000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1786 Q | 779000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1786 R | 306000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 A | 11000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 B | 7821 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 H | 5562 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 I | 123000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 K | 4195 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 L | 1211000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 M | 539000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 N | 3739 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 Q | 415000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 R | 842000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 T | 18000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 W | 2822 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 A | 439000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 B | 73000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 H | 1411 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 I | 499000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 L | 2038000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 M | 1343000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 MA | 30000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 Q | 672000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 R | 7715 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 T | 5729 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1788 W | 203000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1789 A | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1789 AA | 83000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1789 B | 235000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1789 D | 40000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1789 H | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1789 I | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1789 K | 42000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1789 L | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1789 M | 1200000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1789 Q | 905000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1789 R | 596000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 A | 3086000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 B | 139000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 BB | 65000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 D | 96000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 H | 11996 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 I | 2430000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 K | 105000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 L | 500000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 M | 147000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 MA | 243000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 N | 223000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 Q | 166000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 R | 58000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1790 W | 104000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 A | 1756000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 AA | 39000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 B | 1736 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 BB | 23000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 D | 3208 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 H | 12000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 I | 1629000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 K | 3652 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 L | 11000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 M | 35000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 MA | 40000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 N | 27000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 Q | 5050 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 R | 8740 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 T | 19000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1791 W | 26000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Écu - Louis XVI 1774-1792 coin.
