| Issuer |
France
|
|---|---|
| King |
Francis I (François Ier) (1515-1547)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1515-1519 |
| Value | 1 Gold Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Gold (.963) |
| Weight | 3.496 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 8644 |
| References | Dy royales# 771 Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). Stéphan Sombart; 2022. Monnaies royales françaises de Louis XI à Henri IV / Volume 1: 1461-1610. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France. Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles (publisher). Les monnaies des rois de France. Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles, Paris, France / Basel, Switzerland (2 volumes). |
Crowned arms under a sun.
Script: Latin
Lettering: + FRANCISCVS DEI: GRA: FRNCORVM: REX
Translation: Francis, by God's grace, king of the Franks.
Floriated cross with quadrilobe in the heart, cantoned with two crowned Fs.
Script: Latin
Lettering: + XPS VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMPERAT
Translation: Christ defeats, Christ rules, Christ commands.
| Lyon, France (413-1858) |
The 3rd issue has a lower theoretical weight (3.439 vs. 3.496 grams) and could be differentiated by the presence of an inner grenetis for the 1st issue.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Lyon (point 12e) | ||||||||||||||
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