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louis.

Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any gold or silver coin issued by the French kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI and bearing their image on the obverse side, particularly the gold louis d'ors, originally a French form of the Spanish doubloon but varying in value between 10 and 24 livres.

    historical
  2. The louis d'or constitutionnel, a 24-livre gold coin issued by the First French Republic.

    historical
  3. The franc germinal or napoleon, a similar gold coin issued by Napoleon and bearing his image on the obverse, worth 20 francs.

    historical · informal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French louis, from Louis, the name of the French kings who first issued these coins and whose images appeared on their obverses.

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