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12 sols from French West Indies (Isles du Vent) of King Louis XV, 1731

1731 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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Silver coin. Obverse: laurelled head of the king to the right. Below, letter H [=La Rochelle]. Reverse: three fleurs-de-lis, two above and one below, decorated. Year at the bottom. Cabled edge. Struck at La Rochelle.

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Credit line12 sols uit Frans West-Indië (Isles du Vent) van koning Lodewijk XV, 1731. 1731. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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