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FRANCE - LOUIS XV - ISLES DU VENT - 12 SOLS 1731 LA ROCHELLE - PCGS MS65 - TOP POP
- Condition: MS
- Grade: PCGS MS65
- Date: 1731
- Mint: La Rochelle
- Metal: Silver
- Weight (g): nc
- Diameter (mm): nc
- Reference(s): nc
- Rarity: R2
Louis XV (1715-1774), 12 sols Isles du Vent, 1731 struck at La Rochelle.
Obverse: laureate head of the king right. Legend LVD XV D G FR ET NAV REX. Mint letter H (La Rochelle) below the neck. Reverse: ISLES DU VENT in three lines within an ornate cartouche, fleurs-de-lis. Date 1731 in exergue.
On a fairly broad planchet, strike barely off-centre. Close to as-struck condition, cabinet toning with golden highlights. A perfect coin. Mint State.
Top Pop: this is the finest example graded!
Note: the Isles du Vent refers to the French Lesser Antilles, Martinique, Guadeloupe and their dependencies. These 12 sols were struck in 1731 for circulation in these Caribbean colonies. A colonial issue distinct from the metropolitan coinage, it is now particularly sought after by collectors.
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