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1 Sol - Louis XIV 1707 "Dauphin island"
| Issuer | Shire Post Mint |
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| Year | 1707 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Louis XIV facing right, with long flowing curled wig, within a beaded inner border. The peripheral legend reads LVD·XIIII·D·G·FRA·ET·NAV·REX, identifying the king as Louis XIV, by the grace of God, King of France and Navarre. |
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| Obverse lettering | LVD.XIIII.D.G.FRA.ET.NAV.REX |
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The original 1707 Sol pour les colonies was struck for French overseas territories during the War of the Spanish Succession, a period when metropolitan France was bleeding silver to fund campaigns and could spare little hard currency for its colonial posts. Dauphin Island — the Gulf Coast settlement near present-day Alabama — was among the endpoints of that monetary chain, receiving debased copper issues while Paris fought on multiple fronts.
This is a Shire Post Mint restrike, a modern private issue cataloged under Krause's X# series for fantasy and unofficial pieces.