FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved), 1715–1774. Écu Vertugadin 1717 (Silver, 41 mm, 30.47 g, 6 h), Paris. LVD XV D G FR ET NAV REX Bust of Louis XV right. Rev. SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM I7I7 Crowned circular coat of arms, mintmark A below. Gad. 317. Réformation on Écu aux 3 couronnes. Traces of overstriking, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of a Swiss scholar, formed over the past thirty years.