1 Scudo - Louis I
Obverse
Right draped bust of Prince Louis I.
Lettering: LVD* I* D* G* PRIN* MONOECI*
Reverse
Crowned shield with six rows of spindles.
Lettering: DEO IVVANTE DVX* VALENT* PAR* FRANCIÆ* &ᶜ 1673
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
LVD* I* D* G* PRIN* MONOECI*
Reverse Lettering
DEO IVVANTE DVX* VALENT* PAR* FRANCIÆ* &ᶜ 1673
Comments
MC591662 - 1663 : 7 rows of fuses - DEO IVVAN - maitre Toussaint de Glandèves (acorn)Weight between 26.8g and 27.2g - diameter 39mm to 42mmMC601666 - 1668 - 1669 : 7 rows of fuses - DEO IVVAN - maitre R.Boré (wheel)Weight between 26.4g and 27.6g - diameter between 39mm and 42mmMC611670 : 6 rows of fuses - DEO IVVAN - maitre Toussaint de Glandèves (acorn)1672 - 1673 - 1675 : 6 rows of fuses - DEO IVVANTE - maitre Pierre Lombard (artichoke)1674 : 6 rows of fuses - DEO IVVANT or DEO IVVANTE - maitre Pierre Lombard (artichoke)1678 : 6 rows of fuses - DEO IVVANTE or DEO IVVANT - maitre ? (bird)1679 : 6 rows of fuses - DEO IVVANTE - maitre ? (bird)Weight between 25.4g and 27.3g - diameter between 39mm and 42mmVariations in bust size and type style have been noted, sometimes for the same years.MC621681 : 6 rows of fuses - DEO IVVANTE - master Jean Stil (sun)Weight between 26.5g and 27g - diameter between 39mm and 42mmExceptional reproduction of the 1666 portrait in the absence of an engraving of a new portrait to be made in 1682.MC631682 - 1683 : 6 rows of fuses - DEO IVVANTE - master Jean Stil (sun) - New portrait, different hair styleWeight between 26.6g and 27.2g - diameter between 39mm and 42mmA 1682 example, the finest known, is on display at the Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies in Monaco.MC641690: transitional type with the same legends as MC63 but MC65 bust - master C.Pucci (wing)Weight 27g - diameter between 39mm and 42mmMC651691 - 1692 - 1693: 6 rows of flares - no legend on shield - master ? (wing on stick)Weight 27g - diameter 42mm