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17th Cent, France écu
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
FRANCE - PART 2 |
| Item Description: |
ECU 1642A |
| Full Grade: |
PCGS AU 55 |
| Owner: |
jgenn |
Owner Comments:
Kingdom of France écu, Louis XIII, 1642, Paris mint.
The crown equivalent of the Kingdom of France was the écu d'argent. Écu, scudo and escudo all derive from the Latin scutum, meaning shield. The silver écu was minted from 1641 to the French Revolution when it was replaced by the 5 franc.