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6 Deniers - Louis XV Nouvelle France
| Issuer | New France |
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| Year | 1717 |
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| Value | 6 Deniers = 1/2 Sol = 1⁄40 Pound Tournois |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 1717 Q |
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The 6 Deniers of 1717 was struck specifically for circulation in New France under the royal ordinance of that year, part of a broader effort by the French crown to address the chronic shortage of small-denomination coinage plaguing the colony. Card money — literally playing cards signed by the governor and used as currency — had been the de facto medium of exchange for decades, a situation Paris found embarrassing and fiscally uncontrollable. These bronze pieces were the direct response.
Very few reached the colony in meaningful quantities, and surviving examples with any detail are scarce. The issue was effectively obsolete within years as monetary reforms continued to fail in New France.