Editing Louis d'or (section)

{{Short description|French coins minted by Louis XIII}}
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{{About|a historical French coin|the Dutch theatre prize|Louis d'Or (award)}}
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The '''Louis d'or''' ({{IPA|fr|lwi dɔʁ}}) is any number of [[France|French]] [[coin]]s first introduced by [[Louis XIII]] in 1640.  The name derives from the depiction of the portrait of King Louis on one side of the coin; the French royal coat of arms is on the reverse.  The coin was replaced by the [[French franc]] at the time of the [[French Revolution|revolution]] and later the similarly valued [[Napoleon (coin)|Napoléon]]. The actual value of the coins fluctuated according to monetary and fiscal policy (see [[livre tournois]]), but in 1726 the value was stabilized.

The 1640 issue of Louis d’or contained five denominations: a half Louis and a one, two, four, and eight Louis.{{sfn|Cuhaj|2009|p=375}} All subsequent issues through 1793 were only denominated in half, one, and two Louis.{{sfn|Cuhaj|2009|pp=375–403}}