- louisAny 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.
- lewA French gold coin circulated in 15th-century Scotland.
- Louis-QuatorzeCharacteristic of the reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715) in architecture and decoration.
- Louis-SeizeCharacteristic of the reign of Louis XVI (1774-92) in architecture and decoration.