Exonumia from French States

Due to the erosion of royal power in the 10th century, some mints were taken over by local lords, secular or ecclesiastical. When Hugh Capet arrived on the throne, he mastered the minting only on the royal domain, around Paris and Orleans. Elsewhere, the right of minting is possessed by various political powers: at the level of the duchy, for example in Normandy, or at the level of local lords, such as the lords of Bourbon in Auvergne. The monetary types are nevertheless stable: the lords do not dare to change an existing type in order to preserve trust. The royal monograms in particular (that of Charles the Bald or Louis IV Transmarinus) are still minted until the end of the 12th century. But with the multiplication of these immobilized types, it happens that the engravers lose the understanding and we observe progressive degenerations of the types and legends. For two centuries, the successors of Hugh Capet enlarged the royal domain and gradually imposed the pre-eminence of royal coinage. During the 13th century, the kings of France, in particular Saint Louis and Philip the Fair, legislated to limit the circulation of feudal coins that gradually disappeared until the first half of the 14th century. The end of the Hundred Years’ War made it possible to establish a stable royal coinage and the policy of Louis XI established even more clearly the monetary hold of the king over the whole kingdom. After the introduction at the end of the 15th century of precious metals from America and the Italian art of the medal, only a few large families and exceptional enclaves within the kingdom still benefit from their own mint. The king became the undisputed master of money.

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France › French States › Auxerre, County of

Token - Bourgogne E Piretouy
1659

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Copper • 7.21 g • ⌀ 27 mm
F# 10149, Corre# 4004, N# 254129

France › French States › Besançon, Free imperial city of • Thaler (1537-1673)

1 Thaler / Daldre = 2 Franc = 4 Teston = 30 Carolus / Blanc = 32 Groschen / Gros = 60 Kreuzer = 120 Niquet = 120 Liard = 120 Double copper • 1 Pistole = 5 Thaler • 1 Ducat = 2 Thaler • 1 Goldgulden = 1.5 Thaler

Medal or piece of general's right in the name of Charles V
ND (1538-1555)

Award medals › Military award
Silver • 62.83 g • ⌀ 47 mm
MB# 21, Dav ECT# A8941, N# 347594
Medal or piece of general's right in the name of Maximilian II
1564

Award medals › Military award
Silver
MB# 27, Dav ECT# 8942, N# 349132

France › French States › Besançon, Free imperial city of • Unspecified currency

Counter Token - Besançon
1623

Utility items › Counter token
Copper • 3.22 g • ⌀ 29 mm
N# 259521
Besançon, Counter token - Ferdinand II Emperor
1624

Utility items › Counter token
Copper • 7 g • ⌀ 32 mm
Feu# 10232 var., N# 329977
3 Ducats
1624

Award medals › Miscellaneous award
Gold • 10.21 g
N# 134027
Besançon token Co-Governors - Ferdinand III Emperor
ND (1637-1657)

Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Copper • 6 g • ⌀ 30 mm
Feu# 10267 var., N# 330029

France › French States › Besançon, Free imperial city of • Thaler (1537-1673)

1 Thaler / Daldre = 2 Franc = 4 Teston = 30 Carolus / Blanc = 32 Groschen / Gros = 60 Kreuzer = 120 Niquet = 120 Liard = 120 Double copper • 1 Pistole = 5 Thaler • 1 Ducat = 2 Thaler • 1 Goldgulden = 1.5 Thaler

Token of honor for the co-governors of Besançon - Ferdinand III
ND (1642-1664)

Award medals › Miscellaneous award
Gold • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# 40, N# 124366

France › French States › Besançon, Free imperial city of • Unspecified currency

Jeton de noblesse - Co-gouverneur de Besançon - Jean Garinet
1648

Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Copper • 5 g • ⌀ 31 mm
Feu# 10286 var., N# 391261
Jeton CU 28, François Sermange, notable puis gouverneur de Besançon
1667

Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Copper • 6.01 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Feu# 10332, N# 138694

France › French States › Burgundy, Duchy of

Medal - Sceau d'Eudes III - Duc de Bourgogne
ND

Commemorative medals › Historical medal: "L'Âge d'Or, January 29, 1989
Bronze • 240 g • ⌀ 80 mm
N# 356319

France › French States › Cambrai, Bishopric of • Évêché de Cambrai

Denier Cambrai
ND (1100-1300)

Trade tokens › Local administration token
Bronze • 1.3 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Boudeau# 2055, N# 363225

France › French States › Château-Regnault, Principality of • Livre (1545-1629)

12 Deniers = 4 Liards = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre • 1 Florin = 30 Sols = 60 Kreuzer • 1 Patagon = 48 Sols • 1 Ecu = 72 Sols

Reproduction - Liard de François de Bourbon-Conti (petit buste)
1613

Souvenir medals › Replica
Plated copper • 6.22 g • ⌀ 24.9 mm
N# 339230

France › French States › Corsica • Lira (1736-1769)

240 Denari = 20 Soldi = 1 Lira

8 denari - Pascal Paoli
ND

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Gold plated steel • 1.45 g • ⌀ 15 mm
N# 390498
2½ soldi - Théodore I
ND

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Copper plated steel • 2.5 g • ⌀ 20 mm
N# 390484
5 soldi - Théodore I
ND

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Copper plated steel • 3.2 g • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 390490
10 soldi - Pascal Paoli
ND

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Silver plated steel • 2.55 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 390493
20 soldi - Pascal Paoli
ND

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Silver plated steel • 3.40 g • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 390494
½ écu - Théodore I
ND

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Silver plated steel • 12.25 g • ⌀ 33 mm
N# 390492

France › French States › Corsica • Euro (2002-date)

100 Cents = 1 Euro

1 Cent
2004

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Copper plated steel • 2.27 g • ⌀ 17.0 mm
X# Pn1, N# 185704
2 Cent
2004

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Copper plated steel • 4.03 g • ⌀ 20 mm
X# Pn2, N# 236752
5 Cent
2004

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Copper plated steel • 5.17 g • ⌀ 22.5 mm
X# Pn3, N# 236754
10 Cent
ND (2004)

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Other • 3.89 g • ⌀ 18 mm
X# Pn4, N# 236758
20 Cent
ND (2004)

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Other • 4.3 g • ⌀ 20.5 mm
X# Pn5, N# 236762
50 Cent
ND (2004)

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Other • 7.22 g • ⌀ 25 mm
X# Pn6, N# 236764
1 Euro
ND (2004)

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Bimetallic: nickel centre in other ring • 6.86 g • ⌀ 23 mm
N# 87107
2 Euros
ND (2004)

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Bimetallic: nickel centre in other ring • 8.26 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 89777
2 Euros
2008

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Bimetallic • 8.5 g • ⌀ 25 mm
N# 89778

France › French States › Corsica • Unspecified currency

100 francs (Corsica)
2018

Fantasy items › Fantasy currency: 250th anniversary of the birth of Napoleon
Silver plated brass • 33.5 g • ⌀ 40.1 mm
N# 144125

France › French States › Dombes, Principality of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Double Tournois - Louis II (1st type; Silver pattern strike)
1576

Coin patterns › Coin pattern
Silver • 2.70 g
Divo Dombe# 54, N# 219790
Token of exemption - Louis II of Bourbon-Montpensier
1576

Trade tokens › Taxation token: Coin for mintmasters to show for exemption of duties for passage of bridges, rivers and roads
Silver • 21.70 g
Divo Dombe# 29a, Dav ECT# 8247, N# 219664

France › French States › Dombes, Principality of • Unspecified currency

Reproduction - Teston - Louis II de Bourbon-Montpensier
1577

Souvenir medals › Replica
• 9.7 g • ⌀ 28.5 mm
N# 348785

France › French States › Dombes, Principality of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre

Denier Tournois - Henry II (Silver pattern strike)
1599-1609

Coin patterns › Coin pattern
Silver • 1.73 g • ⌀ 18 mm
Divo Dombe# 121-122, PA# 5152, N# 219838
Jeton - Principauté de Dombes - Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans
1635

Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Bronze • 7.1 g • ⌀ 28 mm
N# 365535
Jeton - Principauté de Dombes - Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans
1637

Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Bronze • 7.67 g • ⌀ 28 mm
N# 366359

France › French States › Dombes, Principality of • Unspecified currency

Medal - Death of Gaston d'Orléans
1660

Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal: Death of Gaston d'Orléans in 1660
Silver • 26.63 g • ⌀ 37 mm
Jones II# 278, N# 246302

France › French States › Lorraine, Duchy of

Jeton - Charles III de Lorraine
ND

Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Copper • 4 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Feu# 7489, N# 400308

France › French States › Lorraine, Duchy of • Pound

3 Deniers = 1 Liard = ½ Double • 12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 2 Testons = 1 Livre • 1 Livre and 4 Deniers = 1 Franc

Duchy of Lorraine - Charles III - Bureau des Comptes
1583

Utility items › Counter token
Copper • 4.55 g • ⌀ 27.5 mm
N# 389297

France › French States › Lorraine, Duchy of • Unspecified currency

Charles III
1587-1589

Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
4.5 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Feu# 7480, N# 295597
Jeton - Charles III de Lorraine "Pallas, Juno and Venus"
1589

Utility items › Counter token
Gilding metal • 4 g • ⌀ 27 mm
Feu# 7490, Corre# 3129, N# 353681
Available for swap Token - Henri II de Lorraine (Chambre des aides)
1612

Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Bronze • 6.1 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Feu# 7530, N# 80343
Jeton - François III de Lorraine - par Saint-Urbain
1714

Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Copper • 6 g • ⌀ 25 mm
Feu# 7572, Corre# 3167, N# 404098
Medal - Karl Alexander von Lothringen (Maritime advancements)
1754

Commemorative medals › Event medal
Silver • 13.79 g • ⌀ 33 mm
N# 163094

France › French States › Montbéliard, County of

Count Friedrich von Mömpelgard and Princess Sibylla von Anhalt
1585

Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Gold • 21.69 g • ⌀ 36 mm
KR Neben# 81, N# 372073
Count Friedrich von Mömpelgard and Princess Sibylla von Anhalt
1585

Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Silver • 15.69 g • ⌀ 36 mm
KR Neben# 81, N# 372072
Duke Ludwig Friedrich "Gnadenpfennig"
1619

Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Gold plated silver • 15.2 g • 42.3 × 34.5 mm
KR Neben# 85, Ebner# 88/89, N# 372074

France › French States › Nevers, City of

Counter token
ND

Utility items › Counter token
Brass • 6.3 g • ⌀ 28 mm
Feu# 10477, N# 352860

France › French States › Porcien

Token - Philippe III de Croy (Principauté de Château-Porcien)
ND (1567-1595)

Utility items › Counter token
Bronze • 4 g • ⌀ 29 mm
N# 162318

France › French States › Saint-Bertin, Abbey of • Livre

12 Deniers = 1 Sol • 20 Sols = 1 Livre • 1 Ecu = 35 to 50 Patards • 1 Couronne = 42 Patards = 84 Gros

Token of 2 Deniers
1524-1526

Trade tokens › Local administration token: Ecclesiastical currency of Saint-Omer
Copper • 1.90 g • ⌀ 21 mm
Feu# 7035, N# 198213
Token of 3 Deniers
1524-1526

Trade tokens › Local administration token: Ecclesiastical currency of Saint-Omer
Copper • 1.82 g • ⌀ 19 mm
Feu# 7031, PA# 6790, N# 198215

The Numista referee for exonumia of this issuer is Compendium.

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