Chapter 20

TABLE OF THE FRENCH GOLD COINS.(Up to 1689, from Le Blanc; 1690 onwards, continued from various sources.)Date.Price of Mark of Gold.Species.Standard.Tale per Mark.Value.Liv.Sol.Den.Sol.Den.1226 (S. Louis)...AgnelFine gold591⁄61261295 (Philippe le Bel)...Gros royal......25013054400Petit royalFine gold[G]701391308,April164400Chaise......2501310,August1249100Masse22 carat341⁄23001310,January2255119AgneletFine gold591⁄62001312,August2455104.........1501314 (Louis Huttin), August 25............2001314,November2955100............1315,May6...AgneletFine gold591⁄6200"January154500.........1501316 (Philippe le le Long), Easter3800.........126December855100AgneletFine gold591⁄62001321 (Charles le Bel),February205800Agnel[H]"591⁄62001322,October155369.........1891325,February1667100Royal doubleFine gold582501329 (Philippede Valois), Dec. 26...Parisis"332⁄5376......Royal double"582261330, April 8 (poste monnaie)41130Parisis"332⁄5250...Royal double......150...Agnel......1471331,January93900Royal......2261332,April19............150(Tournois)1336,February15000ÉcuFine gold542001338,November145800Lion"502501339,May2561100............"June146600PavillonFine gold48300"August106900............"June207100............"February78200CouronneFine gold45400"February158600............1340,April169600DoubleFine gold36600......Simple"72300"May2710000Doubles23 carat30600"October710800............"January31114140............"February711500AngesFine gold332⁄5750......Demi anges...671⁄3...1341,August2313000AngesFine gold381⁄3750"January1913600............1342,June2816800......42850"September1617100............"April1011700ÉcuFine gold54...1343,September22............450(Forte monnaie)4368.........1681344,March274439............1346,July175000ChaisesFine gold52200"February247200............"March4............3001347,April67500............"April144434ÉcuFine gold54168"September277500ChaisesFine gold52300"January1151100Écu23 carat541891348,August30......223⁄4carat...200"March1251153...22 carat...2501349,May235216...21 carat...250"December55300............1350, April 22 (forte monnaie)............2001350, September 1 (John I.)53189Écu21 carat541891351,June2054176...201⁄2carat......"July23......20 carat......"August189600............"August20...Fleur de LysFine gold50400"September175650Écu20 carat54189"September245826...18 carat......"November206000............"February 3 (forte monnaie)............1501352,April2160189............"May18............200"January1860176............"February3............3761353,May1............400"October 26 (forte monnaie)62164.........1501354,November246000MoutonsFine gold522501355,June36150............"June1962100............"January 3 (forte monnaie)...Moutons......2501356,November25...Moutons......300"January256326"......2501357,June15...Petits moutonsFine gold1041261358,August3178150Royal"66250"April2080126""692501359, March 31 (forte monnaie)..."......4001360, January 12 (forte monnaie)6000FrancFine gold632001361,April236000............1363,July296100............1364 (CharlesV.), May 36200............1364,August5...RoyalFine gold63200"September10...Franc"632001365,May562100Fleur de Lis"642001381, (CharlesVI.),.........April2560100""642001384,March1865100Écu à la couronne...602201386,August316600............1387,February2866100......611⁄32261391,April86700............1392,"167100............1394,September56850......622261405,August868150............1407,February116850............1411,November77000......64226"February12......2311⁄28carat......"March570150............1414,September67200............1417,May179200Moutons23 carat96200"October219600............""28......22 carat96200"December99200Écu heaume"484001418,July29400............"March715000Écu à la couronne23 carat645001419,June1814400Moutons...96300"October24...Chaises or doublesFine gold40800"February26171134Écu à la couronne...67500......Moutons......268Par.1420,October27...Doubles221⁄4carat408001421 (forte monnaie), April 267200Écu à la couronneFine gold66226"November87650Saluts"632501422 (CharlesVII.), January 20...Écu à la couronne221⁄2carat642501423,May228400...Fine gold68250"January28...Moutons22 carat96200"February8...Franc à chevalFine gold80200"July17900............1424,August23...Écu à la couronne23 carat67226"September28700......70250"November3...Moutons22 carat961501425,October3...Écu à lacouronne23   "64250"January1287100......70...1426,August2710500............"September1110800...22 carat70300"October12.........72..."January99000............"January17......23 carat67226"March19............2501427,May277200.........200"July19......21 carat72250"August289000...22   "70250"October15...Moutons20   "96150"November208000Écu à lacouronne20   "70200"February2192100...21   "...2001428,July3197100...20   "...250"October26...Moutons19   "96150"April8800Écu à la couronne18   "70200"March210500............1429,June17......16 carat...250"November 14 (forte monnaie)77100RoyalFine gold642501429,December7...Écu à la couronne22 carat671⁄22261430,July79700Chaises16    "68200"November9...Écu à la couronne22    "642261431,May3077100RoyalFine gold64250"September2710200......70300"February9.........64250"March24881110Écu à la couronne20 carat671⁄22261432,January1678150............"December31...RoyalFine gold642501435,October14103100Écu à la couronne"70300"February218650.........2501437,September187100............"November2292100...21 carat702501438,April308650...Fine gold702501443,November198736............1444,December1787100...231⁄4carat702501445,September248876............1446,June18826Écu à la couronne233⁄4carat701⁄2250"January2197150...231⁄2"...2761447,July2797571⁄2...231⁄4"......"October2797150...231⁄2"......1450,June159900...231⁄8"......"February39950............1454,May1899100............1456,June2610000......71...1472 (LouisXI.), March 12............2841473,June1810300............"January811000......723031475,November2118100Écu au soleil231⁄8carat703301487 (CharlesVII.),July 30...Écu à la couronne......350......Écu au soleil......3631488,April2413034............1497 (LouisXII.), April 713034Écu au soleil......3631507,November24...Écu au porc épi......3631514 (FrancisI.), January 1...Écu au soleil......3631516,November27..."......400......Écu à la couronne......3901517,May25...Écu au soleil......3631519,June1014700...227⁄8carat711⁄2400"August18......23       "711⁄64001532,March5............4501539,February24...Écu à la salemand23 carat711⁄64501540,May1816576Écu à la croisette......4501549 (HenryII.), January 2317200Henris23 carat675001561, (CharlesIX.), August 3018500Écu au soleil23 carat721⁄25001569,November23............5301570,August30............5401572,July1............5201573,June920000.........5401574 (HenryIII.) September 22............5801575,June17............600"May3122200.........600"June1522200Écu au soleil23 carat721⁄2650"November20............6001602 (HenryIV.), September240100.........6501615 (LouisXIII.), February 527866.........7501630,February............8001631,August............8301633,July............8601636,March5............940"May832000............"June28............1040"September2238400............1640,April3...Louis d'or22 carat361⁄420001652 (LouisXIV.), April 4............22001655,December23...Louis d'or231⁄4carat601⁄214001662,July74231011............1679,April10437981⁄2............1686,July2943775Louis d'or......23001687,October2744772.........2250(Pite)1689,December10............2320...Écu d'or......120016935141⁄1100Louis d'or......260017035841⁄400"......30001708..."......25501709,April57600"22 carat323300"May6546⁄1100"...3040001713,September30..."......2800"December..."......40001716,November......22 carat22...1718,May...Louis d'or"25...1719,July259273⁄1100"......6800...1008150Quinzains d'or......30001720,March5...Louis d'or (of 1709)......8000"March1119637⁄1100Louis d'or......12000"September14728⁄1100"......9000......"...25100001721,January1..."......90001723..."...371⁄254001726..."...2400"(Recoinage)678150"22 carat304000"May74091"Raised 20 per cent...4800......Écu......12001785,October 30 (recoinage)828120Louis d'or22 carat3248001803,March2834444⁄9francs per kilog. fine = 3100 fcs. per kilog.9⁄10fine.40 and 20-franc piecesIssue price being 34344⁄9per kilog. and 3091 per kilog.9⁄10fine.......1830November8...100 and 10-franc pieces.........1850...10-franc piece.........1835,February25Mint change = 6 francs per kilog............."June30Issue price of kilog. of fine gold altered from 34344⁄9fcs. to 34377⁄9fcs.............

TABLE OF THE FRENCH GOLD COINS.

(Up to 1689, from Le Blanc; 1690 onwards, continued from various sources.)


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