January was a good month for Louie's...today i got 5 franc Louie XVIII... reckon that as far as i can go that way...now i hunt for coins of the other 11, which i found some of a few, but getting coins of them all will be a real challenge, IF they exist.. now i have 6 Louies POST YOUR COINS N COMMENTS PEEPS! 1824 5 Francs Louis XVIII, 37mm, 24.59gms
Beautiful coin, I have an earlier type also interesting.....Louis XIV 1681Catalog: Feuardent 12708 Material: Brass, Weight: 7.3gm. Diameter: 27.00 mm LOUIS XIV - Alsace Propaganda jeton struck in 1681 to celebrate the surrender of Strasbourg. On reverse: the temple of Janus, closed, to mean it is now peace time. Legends LOUIS LE GRAND ROY DE FRANCE IEN AY LA CLEF (='j'en ai la clé', i.e. I keep its key) Uneven color on reverse.
Right on, I love King Louis XVIII! Something about the design during the 1800's that is so hoggish, look at that Kings fat face! Here's a gold coin I bought last year, one of my favs!
I'm sure we'd all like to see your other Louies, @ominus1! Here are a few earlier ones: Louis I, the Pious (814-840), son of Charlemagne: Louis VI, "le Gros" (1108-1137), one of the first strong kings of France since Louis I: Louis VII "Le Jeune" (1137-1180), husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who left him for the man who would become Henry II of England. Henry trounced Louis a number of times in battle. Poor guy!
..wow SA..kool coins! ...i'm right now(in fact i just left them on the other page) looking at the earlier Louis...i'm trying to familiarize(and making offers9_9) myself with them ....very nice man!
Hey, I feel at home here ! Nice one @ominus1 Sorry for the modern-ish that follow Louis XIII - 1/4 ecu - Paris Louis XIV - 1/4 ecu - Lyon Louis XV - 1/5 ecu - Bayonne Louis XVI - 12 deniers - Paris Louis XVIII - 2 francs - Lille Q
Great Louis coins everyone Here are some of mine Louis XII Louis XIII Louis XIV Louis XV Louis XVI Louis XVIII Louis Napoleon King of Holland
I include this in my US Colonial collection, since coins like this certainly circulated then (and are now even included in the Red Book).
A couple of things happened in 1815. This guy showed up from Elba, escaping from exile, taking the scenic route to Paris. Louis got wind of his return, packed up the bags and got out of town in a cloud of dust. But history tells us of a little skirmish near a town called Waterloo in the same year, with the outcome sending Napoleon to Saint Helena permanently, no exceptions. Louis returned, reestablishing Bourbon rule over France and her colonies. Napoleon Bonaparte, 1815 5 Francs, the "100 Days" B (Rouen) KM 704.1; C-172 ex. Karl Stephens Here's a more detailed account of this pivotal period in 1815: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days
