France 1/2 Écu de Béarn aux palmes 1694 Pau Louis XIV, Pau, Reformed, Silver VF(30-35)

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Cuirassed bust of Louis XIV, right., Round crowned shield, parted of France and Navarre-Béarn, between two palms., Our "demi-écu de Béarn aux palmes" was reformed on a "demi-écu aux 8 L" struck in Lyon (Gadoury 184 and Clairand 33156). The reformation is barely visible on the obverse, where the portrait of Louis XIV is heavily worn. A few marks are visible on his bust and in the fields.The reverse is type B with three fleurs-de-lys set in 2 and 1. It shows a number of marks, including large, localized scratches on the top of the crown and along the palm on the left. Prior to the Reformation, our coinage was a "demi-écu 8L" minted in Lyon. The D in its circular cartouche can still be seen on our shield, as can the branches of the cross, made up of 4 groups of 2L leaning against each other and crowned. Two of the latter are distinguishable at 5 and 11 o'clock. The cross was flanked by 4 fleurs-de-lis. The one at 7 o'clock is particularly well preserved and fully visible, covering the Navarre shield on our coin. Two other, lighter fleurs-de-lis can also be seen, at 10h at the top of the left palm and at 3h towards the middle of the right palm. This 8L type was minted for four years, between 1690 and 1693, i.e. only four to one year before our coin was produced! Our example therefore bears witness to the beginnings of the second reformation, which took place between 1693 and 1700.Our coin is rare and, and on the whole, better reformed than its congeners, all the more so as very few examples have been offered for sale in the last ten years!

 

Deutsch abbrev.	Deutsch Erhaltungsgrade	Englisch  Grades der Kühlung	Französisch États de  Erhaltung	Italienisch Stati di  conservazione
PP	Polierte Platte	Proof (PRF)	Flan bruni (FB)	Beweis
st	Stempelglanz, stempelfrisch	Stempelglanz (MS65-MS70)	Fleur de coin (FDC)	Fior di conio
-unz	fast unzirkuliert	Almost uncirculated (AU)
vz	Vorzüglich	Vorzüglich (EF oder XF)	Superbe (SUP)	Splendido
ss	Sehr schön	Sehr fein (VF)	Très Très beau (TTB)	Bellissimo
s	Schön	Fine (F)	Très beau (TB)	Molto bello

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