Editing Louis d'or (section)

==Louis XVI==
[[File:France 1788 Louis d’or (Louis XVI).jpg|thumb|300px|Louis d’or of Louis XVI (1788)]]
The Louis d'or under [[Louis XVI]] was minted between 1785 and 1792 and had a dimension of 23&nbsp;mm, and a weight of 7.6490 g, a fineness of 0.917, and gold content of 0.2255 troy oz.{{sfn|Cuhaj|2009|p=395}} The double louis has a size of 28.5&nbsp;mm and a weight of 15.26 g.<ref>[http://www.cgb.fr/louis-xvi-double-louis-dor-dit-aux-ecus-accoles-1786-lyon,v58_0195,a.html LOUIS XVI Double louis d’or dit "aux écus accolés" 1786 Lyon]</ref>
* Recto: the king's head turned to the left with the [[motto]] "LVD XVI DG – FR ET NAV REX" (<small>LVDOVICVS XVI DEI GRATIA FRANCIAE ET NAVARRAE REX</small> "Louis XVI, by the grace of God king of France and of Navarre").
* Verso: Crowned arms of France and Navarre.{{sfn|Cuhaj|2009|p=395}}
* Engraver: [[Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier|B. Duvivier]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/traitdenumismat02engegoog|title=Traité de numismatique moderne et contemporaine: ptie. Époque moderne (xvi-̊xviii ̊siècles)|last=Engel|first=Arthur|date=1897|publisher=E. Leroux|pages=[https://archive.org/details/traitdenumismat02engegoog/page/n53 39]|language=fr}}</ref>