1717-Q Twelve Deniers
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The 1717 Twelve Deniers is a French colonial copper coin worth one sou (12 deniers), struck at the Perpignan mint (mint mark Q) under the authority of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (regent for Louis XV). An edict of December 1716 ordered copper pieces of 6 and 12 deniers for the colonies at the Perpignan mint (mint mark Q), and a royal edict of March 9, 1717 made them legal tender in Canada. Three million six-denier and one and a half million twelve-denier pieces were authorized, but the copper delivered to the mint was poor, and the work stopped after trials, so only a few of each denomination survive. Jambu adds that a few were shipped to New France.
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