Owner Comments:
1818-W 40 Francs - Design: OBVERSE: Barehead bust of Louis XVIII facing right, his hair tied with a ribbon. Below head is name of the engraver “MICHAUT F.” or Auguste Francios Michaut and a horse head, which is the privy mark of the general engraver Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier. The legend inscription “LOUIS XVIII ROI DE FRANCE.” ~ REVERSE: Crowned Shield w/Three Fleur De Lis between two laurel branches. The value is within wreath of laurel d’olivier, with date below. A “caduceus” which is the privy mark of the local engraver Louis Theophile Francois Lepage and the mintmark “W” which denotes the Lille mint.
Mint: Lillie
Mintage: 353,000
References: KM #713.6 / Fr. 532 / Gad. 256
Specifications: Diameter – 26.0mm
Weight – 12.9039 g. @ 0.9000 Gold = .3734 oz AGW
Acquired: June 2008
Providence: None
Notes:
Ø Minted during the Second Kingdom of France, which started in 1815 when Napoleon was abdicated in 1814 and exiled to the island of Elba.
Ø This coin also has a motto on engraved in its edge, I DOMINATE SALVUM FAC [ ??]
Ø Excellent example of the restoration of the Bourbon Monarchy (DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM).
Ø KING LOUIS XVIII was also known as: LOUIS-STANISLAS-XAVIÉR, COMTE (COUNT) DE PROVÉNCE