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Nice ecu there with the Pau cow, @NumisRob!  Good to see also some of the smaller denominations, @Dorado. @TobyJ - absolutely gorgeous, that 8 louis d'or! But with its 44 mm diameter it is unfortunately a bit too large for my coin holders, so ...  This smaller one, ½ louis d'or, fits well though. Louis XIII, ½ louis d'or, 1642, Paris (A). |
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Louis XIII, ½ louis d'or, 1642, Paris (A). Lovely example! |
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Now back in time a bit, to the first French Louis. Louis I, son of Charlemagne, succeeded his father in 814 and ruled the Frankish kingdom until his death 840. Due to his piety he usually goes by the name Louis the Pious. Soon after his accession, the coin type with a temple and the text XPISTIANIA RELIGIO (Christian religion) became dominant. The spelling of Louis's name - HLVDOVVICVS - hints at how the name was pronounced at the time. Louis I, Francia/Frankish Kingdom, denier, 822-40. |
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Louis XIII introduced the beautiful louis d'ors and ecu d'argents (silver crowns) in 1640/41. The design came to last until the French revolution 150 years later. Louis XIII, France 1643, 1 ecu, Paris (A).  |
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Louis XVIII half-franc, 1824-A (Paris Mint):  |
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Fantastic examples! |
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Louis XVIII half-franc, 1824-A The last of the Louis from the last year of his reign. Nice one, @NumisRob! Louis XIV, France 1660, 1/12 ecu, Limoges (I). This relatively small coin - weighing 2.27 grams and valued at 5 sols - for some reason became a popular trade coin in the Levant. As a result it was widely copied by a number of feudal issuers and, in particular, Italian city states. The coins went under the charming Italian name luigino - "little Louis." |
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Lovely coin, erafjel! A French silver 10-euro coin from the Pièce d'Histoire series issued in 2019, showing King Louis XIV. The obverse is copied from a Louis XIV quarter-ecu:  Edited by NumisRob
03/07/2022 2:06 pm
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A lovely pairing of classic and modern. |
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Wonderful to see so many Lovely Louis! I'll look for one I haven't posted before and jump in soon!
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A French silver 10-euro coin from the Pièce d'Histoire series issued in 2019, showing King Louis XIV. That's a beauty, @NumisRob. Almost makes me want to start collecting French euro coins! (I've got one, dated 1999, just to mark the beginning of the end of the franc era. ) Quote:
I'll look for one I haven't posted before and jump in soon! That I am looking forward to, @t360!  |
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That's a beauty, @NumisRob. Almost makes me want to start collecting French euro coins! Here's another from the same series, commemorating King Louis XVI:  |
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Here's another from the same series, commemorating King Louis XVI: Very nice! |
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Another nice one, @NumisRob! The prototype 30 sols for your coin I do not have, but this 2 sols has the same portrait. Made of bronze from melted church bells - a way for the revolutionaries to literally make money from seized church property. Louis XVI, France 1791, 2 sols, Paris (A). |
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Louis XVI, France 1791, 2 sols, Paris (A). Outstanding! |
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