Louis XVI (1774-1792). Gold Louis d'or au buste habille, 1775-W (Lille). Uniformed bust left. Rev. Crown over two oval shields of France and Navarre (Fr 471; Gadoury 359; KM 567.15). In NGC holder graded AU 55, traces of luster remaining. Value $1,750 - UP
The louis d'or au buste habillé ("gold Louis with dressed bust") was introduced at the outsed of the reign of Louis XVI in 1774 and gains its popular name from the obverse depiction of the king. He is shown wearing the full uniform of the Ordre du Saint-Esprit ("Order of the Holy Spirit"). Both the sash and the cross breast-plaque of the order are visible on the portrait bust.