National Currency Collection

France, Louis XV, 1 sou : 1740

Item Details

Categorization

Collection
Coin
Class
Modern
Name
Base metal
Form
Circulating

Locations

Country
France

Denominations

1 sou

Dates

Issuing date
1740

Period Events

Period
Ancien Regime

Authorities

Ruler
Louis XV

Designs

Subject Obverse
Monogram
fleur-de-lys - symbol
crown - symbol
Subject Reverse
Crown - symbol
Subject
Sol en billon

Production Types

Mint
Lyons
Mark
D

Specifications

Edge Treatment
Plain edge

Measurements

Object

Diameter
18.1mm
Weight
1.01g

Materials

Object
Billon