livres to the mark of fine silver). At the same time (September) a new fabrication of species, according to the standard of 1718, was undertaken. Louis d'or, 25 to the mark, to issue at 54 livres; louis d'argent (or 1⁄3-écu), 30 to the mark, to issue at 3 livres. But from the 24th October a gradual diminution in this tariff was prescribed, and from the 1st of January 1721 these coins were to circulate respectively at 45 livres and 2 livres 10 sols. From the same date the louis d'or of 1709 was to circulate for 22 livres 10 sols., and the louis d'argent of 1709 for 5 livres 12 sols. 6 deniers.
On the 5th January 1721 the contract for coinage held by the Compagnie des Indes was annulled, and an intermediate attempt at reform was made in 1723, when the louis d'or was minted at 37 1⁄2 to the mark = 27 livres, and the louis d'argent at 10 3⁄8 to the mark = 6 livres 18 sols. The downward course of the specie set strongly in, and by 1726 they had fallen to 12 livres and 3 livres respectively. This facilitated the great reform and recoinage of 1726 (see text, p. [169]). This recoinage was carried out on the basis of the edict of 1709—
Louis d'or, 30 to the mark = 20 livres. Louis d'argent, 8 to the mark = 5 livres.
By the edict of May of the same year their equivalence was raised 20 per cent.—the louis d'or to 24 livres, the louis d'argent to 6 livres.
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) | ... | Agnel | Fine gold | 59 1⁄6 | 12 | 6 | |||||
| 1295 (Philippe le Bel) | ... | Gros royal | ... | ... | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 1305 | 44 | 0 | 0 | Petit royal | Fine gold[G] | 70 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 1308, | April | 16 | 44 | 0 | 0 | Chaise | ... | ... | 25 | 0 | |
| 1310, | August | 12 | 49 | 10 | 0 | Masse | 22 carat | 34 1⁄2 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1310, | January | 22 | 55 | 11 | 9 | Agnelet | Fine gold | 59 1⁄6 | 20 | 0 | |
| 1312, | August | 24 | 55 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 0 | |
| 1314 (Louis Huttin), August 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 1314, | November | 29 | 55 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1315, | May | 6 | ... | Agnelet | Fine gold | 59 1⁄6 | 20 | 0 | |||
| " | January | 15 | 45 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 0 | |
| 1316 (Philippe le le Long), Easter | 38 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 6 | |||
| December | 8 | 55 | 10 | 0 | Agnelet | Fine gold | 59 1⁄6 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1321 (Charles le Bel), | |||||||||||
| February | 20 | 58 | 0 | 0 | Agnel[H] | " | 59 1⁄6 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1322, | October | 15 | 53 | 6 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 9 | |
| 1325, | February | 16 | 67 | 10 | 0 | Royal double | Fine gold | 58 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1329 (Philippe de Valois), Dec. 26 | ... | Parisis | " | 33 2⁄5 | 37 | 6 | |||||
| ... | ... | Royal double | " | 58 | 22 | 6 | |||||
| 1330, April 8 (poste monnaie) | 41 | 13 | 0 | Parisis | " | 33 2⁄5 | 25 | 0 | |||
| ... | Royal double | ... | ... | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| ... | Agnel | ... | ... | 14 | 7 | ||||||
| 1331, | January | 9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | Royal | ... | ... | 22 | 6 | |
| 1332, | April | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 0 | |||
| (Tournois) | |||||||||||
| 1336, | February | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Écu | Fine gold | 54 | 20 | 0 | |
| 1338, | November | 14 | 58 | 0 | 0 | Lion | " | 50 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1339, | May | 25 | 61 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | June | 14 | 66 | 0 | 0 | Pavillon | Fine gold | 48 | 30 | 0 | |
| " | August | 10 | 69 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | June | 20 | 71 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | February | 7 | 82 | 0 | 0 | Couronne | Fine gold | 45 | 40 | 0 | |
| " | February | 15 | 86 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1340, | April | 16 | 96 | 0 | 0 | Double | Fine gold | 36 | 60 | 0 | |
| ... | ... | Simple | " | 72 | 30 | 0 | |||||
| " | May | 27 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Doubles | 23 carat | 30 | 60 | 0 | |
| " | October | 7 | 108 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | January | 31 | 114 | 14 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | February | 7 | 115 | 0 | 0 | Anges | Fine gold | 33 2⁄5 | 75 | 0 | |
| ... | ... | Demi anges | ... | 67 1⁄3 | ... | ||||||
| 1341, | August | 23 | 130 | 0 | 0 | Anges | Fine gold | 38 1⁄3 | 75 | 0 | |
| " | January | 19 | 136 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1342, | June | 28 | 168 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 42 | 85 | 0 | |
| " | September | 16 | 171 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | April | 10 | 117 | 0 | 0 | Écu | Fine gold | 54 | ... | ||
| 1343, | September | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 0 | |||
| (Forte monnaie) | 43 | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 8 | |||
| 1344, | March | 27 | 44 | 3 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1346, | July | 17 | 50 | 0 | 0 | Chaises | Fine gold | 52 | 20 | 0 | |
| " | February | 24 | 72 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | March | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 0 | |||
| 1347, | April | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | April | 14 | 44 | 3 | 4 | Écu | Fine gold | 54 | 16 | 8 | |
| " | September | 27 | 75 | 0 | 0 | Chaises | Fine gold | 52 | 30 | 0 | |
| " | January | 11 | 51 | 10 | 0 | Écu | 23 carat | 54 | 18 | 9 | |
| 1348, | August | 30 | ... | ... | 22 3⁄4 carat | ... | 20 | 0 | |||
| " | March | 12 | 51 | 15 | 3 | ... | 22 carat | ... | 25 | 0 | |
| 1349, | May | 23 | 52 | 1 | 6 | ... | 21 carat | ... | 25 | 0 | |
| " | December | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1350, April 22 (forte monnaie) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 1350, September 1 (John I.) | 53 | 18 | 9 | Écu | 21 carat | 54 | 18 | 9 | |||
| 1351, | June | 20 | 54 | 17 | 6 | ... | 20 1⁄2 carat | ... | ... | ||
| " | July | 23 | ... | ... | 20 carat | ... | ... | ||||
| " | August | 18 | 96 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | August | 20 | ... | Fleur de Lys | Fine gold | 50 | 40 | 0 | |||
| " | September | 17 | 56 | 5 | 0 | Écu | 20 carat | 54 | 18 | 9 | |
| " | September | 24 | 58 | 2 | 6 | ... | 18 carat | ... | ... | ||
| " | November | 20 | 60 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | February 3 (forte monnaie) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 1352, | April | 21 | 60 | 18 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | May | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 0 | |||
| " | January | 18 | 60 | 17 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | February | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 6 | |||
| 1353, | May | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 0 | |||
| " | October 26 (forte monnaie) | 62 | 16 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1354, | November | 24 | 60 | 0 | 0 | Moutons | Fine gold | 52 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1355, | June | 3 | 61 | 5 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | June | 19 | 62 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | January 3 (forte monnaie) | ... | Moutons | ... | ... | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 1356, | November | 25 | ... | Moutons | ... | ... | 30 | 0 | |||
| " | January | 25 | 63 | 2 | 6 | " | ... | ... | 25 | 0 | |
| 1357, | June | 15 | ... | Petits moutons | Fine gold | 104 | 12 | 6 | |||
| 1358, | August | 31 | 78 | 15 | 0 | Royal | " | 66 | 25 | 0 | |
| " | April | 20 | 80 | 12 | 6 | " | " | 69 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1359, March 31 (forte monnaie) | ... | " | ... | ... | 40 | 0 | |||||
| 1360, January 12 (forte monnaie) | 60 | 0 | 0 | Franc | Fine gold | 63 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 1361, | April | 23 | 60 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1363, | July | 29 | 61 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1364 (Charles V.), May 3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 1364, | August | 5 | ... | Royal | Fine gold | 63 | 20 | 0 | |||
| " | September | 10 | ... | Franc | " | 63 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 1365, | May | 5 | 62 | 10 | 0 | Fleur de Lis | " | 64 | 20 | 0 | |
| 1381, (Charles VI.), | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| April | 25 | 60 | 10 | 0 | " | " | 64 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1384, | March | 18 | 65 | 10 | 0 | Écu à la couronne | ... | 60 | 22 | 0 | |
| 1386, | August | 31 | 66 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1387, | February | 28 | 66 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | 61 1⁄3 | 22 | 6 | |
| 1391, | April | 8 | 67 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1392, | " | 1 | 67 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1394, | September | 5 | 68 | 5 | 0 | ... | ... | 62 | 22 | 6 | |
| 1405, | August | 8 | 68 | 15 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1407, | February | 11 | 68 | 5 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1411, | November | 7 | 70 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 64 | 22 | 6 | |
| " | February | 12 | ... | ... | 23 11⁄28 carat | ... | ... | ||||
| " | March | 5 | 70 | 15 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1414, | September | 6 | 72 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1417, | May | 17 | 92 | 0 | 0 | Moutons | 23 carat | 96 | 20 | 0 | |
| " | October | 21 | 96 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | " | 28 | ... | ... | 22 carat | 96 | 20 | 0 | |||
| " | December | 9 | 92 | 0 | 0 | Écu heaume | " | 48 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1418, | July | 2 | 94 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | March | 7 | 150 | 0 | 0 | Écu à la couronne | 23 carat | 64 | 50 | 0 | |
| 1419, | June | 18 | 144 | 0 | 0 | Moutons | ... | 96 | 30 | 0 | |
| " | October | 24 | ... | Chaises or doubles | Fine gold | 40 | 80 | 0 | |||
| " | February | 26 | 171 | 13 | 4 | Écu à la couronne | ... | 67 | 50 | 0 | |
| ... | ... | Moutons | ... | ... | 26 | 8 | |||||
| Par. | |||||||||||
| 1420, | October | 27 | ... | Doubles | 22 1⁄4 carat | 40 | 80 | 0 | |||
| 1421 (forte monnaie), April 26 | 72 | 0 | 0 | Écu à la couronne | Fine gold | 66 | 22 | 6 | |||
| " | November | 8 | 76 | 5 | 0 | Saluts | " | 63 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1422 (Charles VII.), January 20 | ... | Écu à la couronne | 22 1⁄2 carat | 64 | 25 | 0 | |||||
| 1423, | May | 22 | 84 | 0 | 0 | ... | Fine gold | 68 | 25 | 0 | |
| " | January | 28 | ... | Moutons | 22 carat | 96 | 20 | 0 | |||
| " | February | 8 | ... | Franc à cheval | Fine gold | 80 | 20 | 0 | |||
| " | July | 1 | 79 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1424, | August | 23 | ... | Écu à la couronne | 23 carat | 67 | 22 | 6 | |||
| " | September | 2 | 87 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 70 | 25 | 0 | |
| " | November | 3 | ... | Moutons | 22 carat | 96 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1425, | October | 3 | ... | Écu à la couronne | 23 " | 64 | 25 | 0 | |||
| " | January | 12 | 87 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | 70 | ... | ||
| 1426, | August | 27 | 105 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | September | 11 | 108 | 0 | 0 | ... | 22 carat | 70 | 30 | 0 | |
| " | October | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 72 | ... | ||||
| " | January | 9 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | January | 17 | ... | ... | 23 carat | 67 | 22 | 6 | |||
| " | March | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 0 | |||
| 1427, | May | 27 | 72 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 0 | |
| " | July | 19 | ... | ... | 21 carat | 72 | 25 | 0 | |||
| " | August | 28 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ... | 22 " | 70 | 25 | 0 | |
| " | October | 15 | ... | Moutons | 20 " | 96 | 15 | 0 | |||
| " | November | 20 | 80 | 0 | 0 | Écu à la couronne | 20 " | 70 | 20 | 0 | |
| " | February | 21 | 92 | 10 | 0 | ... | 21 " | ... | 20 | 0 | |
| 1428, | July | 31 | 97 | 10 | 0 | ... | 20 " | ... | 25 | 0 | |
| " | October | 26 | ... | Moutons | 19 " | 96 | 15 | 0 | |||
| " | April | 88 | 0 | 0 | Écu à la couronne | 18 " | 70 | 20 | 0 | ||
| " | March | 2 | 105 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1429, | June | 17 | ... | ... | 16 carat | ... | 25 | 0 | |||
| " | November 14 (forte monnaie) | 77 | 10 | 0 | Royal | Fine gold | 64 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1429, | December | 7 | ... | Écu à la couronne | 22 carat | 67 1⁄2 | 22 | 6 | |||
| 1430, | July | 7 | 97 | 0 | 0 | Chaises | 16 " | 68 | 20 | 0 | |
| " | November | 9 | ... | Écu à la couronne | 22 " | 64 | 22 | 6 | |||
| 1431, | May | 30 | 77 | 10 | 0 | Royal | Fine gold | 64 | 25 | 0 | |
| " | September | 27 | 102 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 70 | 30 | 0 | |
| " | February | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 64 | 25 | 0 | |||
| " | March | 24 | 88 | 11 | 10 | Écu à la couronne | 20 carat | 67 1⁄2 | 22 | 6 | |
| 1432, | January | 16 | 78 | 15 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | December | 31 | ... | Royal | Fine gold | 64 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 1435, | October | 14 | 103 | 10 | 0 | Écu à la couronne | " | 70 | 30 | 0 | |
| " | February | 21 | 86 | 5 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 0 | |
| 1437, | September | 1 | 87 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | November | 22 | 92 | 10 | 0 | ... | 21 carat | 70 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1438, | April | 30 | 86 | 5 | 0 | ... | Fine gold | 70 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1443, | November | 19 | 87 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1444, | December | 17 | 87 | 10 | 0 | ... | 23 1⁄4 carat | 70 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1445, | September | 24 | 88 | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1446, | June | 1 | 88 | 2 | 6 | Écu à la couronne | 23 3⁄4 carat | 70 1⁄2 | 25 | 0 | |
| " | January | 21 | 97 | 15 | 0 | ... | 23 1⁄2 " | ... | 27 | 6 | |
| 1447, | July | 27 | 97 | 5 | 7 1⁄2 | ... | 23 1⁄4 " | ... | ... | ||
| " | October | 27 | 97 | 15 | 0 | ... | 23 1⁄2 " | ... | ... | ||
| 1450, | June | 15 | 99 | 0 | 0 | ... | 23 1⁄8 " | ... | ... | ||
| " | February | 3 | 99 | 5 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1454, | May | 18 | 99 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1456, | June | 26 | 100 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 71 | ... | ||
| 1472 (Louis XI.), March 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 1473, | June | 18 | 103 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | January | 8 | 110 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | 72 | 30 | 3 | |
| 1475, | November | 2 | 118 | 10 | 0 | Écu au soleil | 23 1⁄8 carat | 70 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1487 (Charles VII.), July 30 | ... | Écu à la couronne | ... | ... | 35 | 0 | |||||
| ... | ... | Écu au soleil | ... | ... | 36 | 3 | |||||
| 1488, | April | 24 | 130 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1497 (Louis XII.), April 7 | 130 | 3 | 4 | Écu au soleil | ... | ... | 36 | 3 | |||
| 1507, | November | 24 | ... | Écu au porc épi | ... | ... | 36 | 3 | |||
| 1514 (Francis I.), January 1 | ... | Écu au soleil | ... | ... | 36 | 3 | |||||
| 1516, | November | 27 | ... | " | ... | ... | 40 | 0 | |||
| ... | ... | Écu à la couronne | ... | ... | 39 | 0 | |||||
| 1517, | May | 25 | ... | Écu au soleil | ... | ... | 36 | 3 | |||
| 1519, | June | 10 | 147 | 0 | 0 | ... | 22 7⁄8 carat | 71 1⁄2 | 40 | 0 | |
| " | August | 18 | ... | ... | 23 " | 71 1⁄6 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1532, | March | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45 | 0 | |||
| 1539, | February | 24 | ... | Écu à la salemand | 23 carat | 71 1⁄6 | 45 | 0 | |||
| 1540, | May | 18 | 165 | 7 | 6 | Écu à la croisette | ... | ... | 45 | 0 | |
| 1549 (Henry II.), January 23 | 172 | 0 | 0 | Henris | 23 carat | 67 | 50 | 0 | |||
| 1561, (Charles IX.), August 30 | 185 | 0 | 0 | Écu au soleil | 23 carat | 72 1⁄2 | 50 | 0 | |||
| 1569, | November | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 0 | |||
| 1570, | August | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54 | 0 | |||
| 1572, | July | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 0 | |||
| 1573, | June | 9 | 200 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 54 | 0 | |
| 1574 (Henry III.) September 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58 | 0 | |||||
| 1575, | June | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 | 0 | |||
| " | May | 31 | 222 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 60 | 0 | |
| " | June | 15 | 222 | 0 | 0 | Écu au soleil | 23 carat | 72 1⁄2 | 65 | 0 | |
| " | November | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 | 0 | |||
| 1602 (Henry IV.), September | 240 | 10 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | 65 | 0 | |||
| 1615 (Louis XIII.), February 5 | 278 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 75 | 0 | |||
| 1630, | February | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80 | 0 | ||||
| 1631, | August | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83 | 0 | ||||
| 1633, | July | ... | ... | ... | ... | 86 | 0 | ||||
| 1636, | March | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 94 | 0 | |||
| " | May | 8 | 320 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " | June | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 104 | 0 | |||
| " | September | 22 | 384 | 0 | 0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1640, | April | 3 | ... | Louis d'or | 22 carat | 36 1⁄4 | 200 | 0 | |||
| 1652 (Louis XIV.), April 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 220 | 0 | |||||
| 1655, | December | 23 | ... | Louis d'or | 23 1⁄4 carat | 60 1⁄2 | 140 | 0 | |||
| 1662, | July | 7 | 423 | 10 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1679, | April | 10 | 437 | 9 | 8 1⁄2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1686, | July | 29 | 437 | 7 | 5 | Louis d'or | ... | ... | 230 | 0 | |
| 1687, | October | 27 | 447 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 225 | 0 | |
| (Pite) | |||||||||||
| 1689, | December | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 232 | 0 | |||
| ... | Écu d'or | ... | ... | 120 | 0 | ||||||
| 1693 | 514 1⁄11 | 0 | 0 | Louis d'or | ... | ... | 260 | 0 | |||
| 1703 | 584 1⁄4 | 0 | 0 | " | ... | ... | 300 | 0 | |||
| 1708 | ... | " | ... | ... | 255 | 0 | |||||
| 1709, | April | 576 | 0 | 0 | " | 22 carat | 32 | 330 | 0 | ||
| " | May | 654 6⁄11 | 0 | 0 | " | ... | 30 | 400 | 0 | ||
| 1713, | September | 30 | ... | " | ... | ... | 280 | 0 | |||
| " | December | ... | " | ... | ... | 400 | 0 | ||||
| 1716, | November | ... | ... | 22 carat | 22 | ... | |||||
| 1718, | May | ... | Louis d'or | " | 25 | ... | |||||
| 1719, | July | 25 | 927 3⁄11 | 0 | 0 | " | ... | ... | 680 | 0 | |
| ... | 1008 | 15 | 0 | Quinzains d'or | ... | ... | 300 | 0 | |||
| 1720, | March | 5 | ... | Louis d'or (of 1709) | ... | ... | 800 | 0 | |||
| " | March | 11 | 1963 7⁄11 | 0 | 0 | Louis d'or | ... | ... | 1200 | 0 | |
| " | September | 1472 8⁄11 | 0 | 0 | " | ... | ... | 900 | 0 | ||
| ... | ... | " | ... | 25 | 1000 | 0 | |||||
| 1721, | January | 1 | ... | " | ... | ... | 900 | 0 | |||
| 1723 | ... | " | ... | 37 1⁄2 | 540 | 0 | |||||
| 1726 | ... | " | ... | 240 | 0 | ||||||
| " | (Recoinage) | 678 | 15 | 0 | " | 22 carat | 30 | 400 | 0 | ||
| " | May | 740 | 9 | 1 | " | Raised 20 per cent | ... | 480 | 0 | ||
| ... | ... | Écu | ... | ... | 120 | 0 | |||||
| 1785, | October 30 (recoinage) | 828 | 12 | 0 | Louis d'or | 22 carat | 32 | 480 | 0 | ||
| 1803, | March | 28 | 3444 4⁄9 francs per kilog. fine = 3100 fcs. per kilog. 9⁄10 fine. | 40 and 20-franc pieces | Issue price being 3434 4⁄9 per kilog. and 3091 per kilog. 9⁄10 fine. | ... | ... | ||||
| 1830 | November | 8 | ... | 100 and 10-franc pieces | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| 1850 | ... | 10-franc piece | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 1835, | February | 25 | Mint change = 6 francs per kilog. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| " | June | 30 | Issue price of kilog. of fine gold altered from 3434 4⁄9 fcs. to 3437 7⁄9 fcs. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
[G] See De Saulcy, Documents, i. 73, where it is stated that the fineness of these pieces was occasionally below 20 carats.
[H] 1 Edward III. 4496 florins of the lamb worth 3s. 10 1⁄2d. a piece = £871, 2s. sterling (Exchequer Q.R. Ancient Miscellanea, 624⁄3. Expenses of Adam, bishop of Worcester, going to Rome).