Ecu aux Lunettes
A nickname used to designate a type of Louis d'Or, struck by Louis XVI in 1777 and later. The two shields of France and Navarre on the reverse were supposed to resemble a pair of spectacles.
The Louis aux Lunettes was of the same design. See Brillenthaler.
See Also: Louis aux Lunettes
Source: Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)