🧐 Quiz of the day: In which year was the Louis d'or introduced? 💰👑
The Louis d'or , a famous French coin, has marked the history of numismatics. But do you know in which year this emblematic coin was introduced?
A) 1610
B) 1640
C) 1715
D) 1793
🎉 Answer to the Quiz 🎉
The answer is... 1640! 👑
The Louis d'or was introduced in 1640 during the reign of Louis XIII. It was struck from near-pure gold and was used as a high-value coin. This coin remained in circulation for over 100 years, until the French Revolution, and remains today a treasured symbol in numismatic history.
📸 Illustration:
Louis of Louis XIII, diameter 25 mm, weight 6.752 g, struck in 1641
Obverse: Laureate head of the king turned to the right, with the following legend in Latin: LVD XIII DG - FR ET NAV REX, (LVDOVICVS XIII DEI GRATIA FRANCIAE ET NAVARRAE REX - translation: "Louis XIII, king of France and Navarre by the grace of God")
Reverse: Monogram: cross formed of 4 double L's surmounted by crowns and separated by fleurs-de-lys, the letter of the workshop in a heart-shaped circle. The Latin legend CHRS REGN VINC IMP, (CHRISTVS REGNAT VINCIT IMPERAT - translation: "Christ reigns, conquers and commands")
Master engraver: Jean Warin
By Clicgauche — Own work, CC BY-SA 1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4777870