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National Currency Collection

France, Louis XV, 1 livre : 1720

Item Details

Categorization

Collection
Coin
Class
Modern
Name
Precious metal
Form
Circulating

Locations

Country
France

Denominations

1 livre
20 sols

Dates

Issuing date
1720

Period Events

Period
Ancien Regime

Authorities

Ruler
Louis XV

Designs

Subject Reverse
Monogram
crown - symbol
Subject
John Law Series

Production Types

Mint
Paris
Mark
A

Engraver
Norbert Roettiers

Specifications

Edge Treatment
Reeded edge

Measurements

Object

Diameter
22.3mm
Weight
3.62g

Materials

Object
Silver