FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XV (1715-1774). Présérie du demi-écu au bandeau, Flan bruni (PROOF) 1741, A, Paris. Av. LUD. XV. D. G. FR. ET NAV. REX. Head on the left of the King, encircled by a band, signature JCR in monogram on the neck. Rv. SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTUM (date). Oval crowned shield of France between two olive branches below (workshop). Dy.1681 - G.314 ; Silver - 34 mm - 6 h This is the third highest grade (2)! NGC PF 58 (6635041-002). Burnished blank (PROOF). Beautifully struck, centred and even, with a slight flatness to the hair lock and minimal hairlines to the right. The reverse is intact with a delicate collector's patina. Superb at Fleur de coin.