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French Colonies

French Colonies refers to the general coinage issued by France for circulation across its overseas colonial possessions.

Kind: colony
Region: Caribbean, North America

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French colonies, Louis XV, 9 deniers, 1721

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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French colonies, Louis XV, 9 deniers, 1721

1721

Copper coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of Louis XV. Reverse: inscription in two lines: COLONIES FRANCOISES. Below that the date, below which is the letter H [= La Rochelle]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5133; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metal…

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