Hardi - Charles VIII

Hardi - Charles VIII - obverseHardi - Charles VIII - reverse

Obverse © pfouque

Features

Issuer France
King Charles VIII the Affable (Charles VIII l'Affable) (1483-1498)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1491-1498
Value 1 Hardi (1⁄80 LT)
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Billon
Weight 1.045 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
34953
References Dy royales# 599
Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales / Tome 1 : de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793) (2e édition). Maison Platt, Paris, France.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

The King standing front, half-crowned, holding a sword and a specter (not cutting the caption).Automatically translated

Lettering: KAROLVS : FRANCORV : REX :(moucheture d'hermine):

Reverse

Cross cantoned by two lilies and two ermine spotsAutomatically translated

Lettering: (moucheture d'hermine)SIT : NOMEN : DNI : BENEDICTVM :

Edge

issue from 1491Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1491-1498) 

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