holding a globus cruciger
mint mark letter M directly below frame at border teeth
silver Fractional Unit
double concentric legends and beaded circles surrounding
thick plain ground line
France, Louis XV 1746 Ecu au bandeau, Rennes holding a globus crucigerFrance, Louis XV (1715 74), silver Ecu "au bandeau", 1746, Rennes mint, head left with hair tied in bandeau, heraldic ermine mark below bust for Joseph J. S. Gazon Director of the mint, LUD. XV. D. G. FR ET. NAV. REX., rev. SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM, crowned coat of arms within wreath, date at end of legend, Rennes mint mark (9) below, 29. 05g (Duplessy 1680; Gad. 322; KM# 512. 27). Light W graffito on king's face and some discolouration to the