Double Tournois - Louis XIV

Reverse

In the field, large lily crowned between two crosses.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
.DOVBLE - TOVRNOIS.
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Engraver: Jean Warin

Edge

Plain

Comment

There are three variations of this type:
- Bust with short lock
- Bust with long wick
- silver variety.

It may be that this type is a trial. This information is subject to confirmation.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Il existe trois variante de ce type :
- Buste avec la mèche courte
- Buste avec la mèche longue
- variété en argent.

Il se pourrait que ce type soit un essai. Cette information est à confirmer.

Interesting fact

The Double Tournois coin featuring Louis XIV, minted between 1643 and 1647 in France, is interesting because it was one of the first coins to feature a monarch's portrait, which became a common practice in coinage design in the following centuries.

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