Double Tournois - Frederic Henry 2nd type

Double Tournois - Frederic Henry (2nd type) - obverseDouble Tournois - Frederic Henry (2nd type) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Principality of Orange (French States)
Prince Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau (1625-1647)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1636-1640
Value 2 Deniers (1⁄120)
Currency Livre
Composition Copper
Weight 2.5 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
56242
References CGKL# 774,
Gérard Crépin; 2002. Catalogue des doubles et deniers tournois de cuivre royaux et féodaux (1577-1684) : Crépin, Grangien, Kuhn, Lafond I. Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
Dy féodales# 2179,
Jean Duplessy; 2004. Les monnaies françaises féodales / Tome 1. Maison Platt, Paris, France.
And 1 more volumes.
Boudeau# 1006,
Émile Boudeau; 2002. Catalogue général illustré et à prix marqués des monnaies françaises provinciales (4th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
PA# 4612,
Faustin Poey d'Avant; 1858. Monnaies féodales de France / Tome 1. Anjou, Auvergne, Berri, Bourbonnais, Bretagne, France, Limousin, Maine, Nivernais, Normandie, Perche, Touraine, Velay. Rollin et Feuardent, Paris, France.
And 2 more volumes.
Dh Orange# 148-150,
Michel Dhénin; 1985. Les monnaies des princes d'Orange. Société française de numismatique, Paris, France.
VdWV Orange# 84-86
H. J. Van Der Wiel, J. R. Vôute; 1997. Les monnaies de la principauté d'Orange sous la Maison de Nassau (2nd edition). L. Schulman, Bussum, Netherlands.

Obverse

Bust of Frédéric-Henri de Nassau right, bare head, cuirassed, with a small flat turned-down collar. V and annulet at the bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FRED.HENR.D.G.PRIN.AVR

Translation: Frederic Henry, by the Grace of God, prince of Orange.

Reverse

Three clovers imitating lilies.

Script: Latin

Lettering: DOVBLE.TOVRNOIS.1637.

Edge

Smooth.

Mint

Orange, France (1184-1702)

Comments

Varieties of the obverse:
  • FRED.HENR.D.G.PRIN.AVR (a)
  • FRED.HENR.D.G.PRIN.AVRA (b)
  • FRED.HENR.D.G.PRI.AVR (c)
  • FRE.HENR.D.G.PRIN.AVR (d)
  • FRED.HENR.G.PRIN.AVR (e)
  • FRED.HANR.D.G.PRIN.AVR. (f)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1636  (fr) Avers type a
1636  (fr) Avers type b
1637  (fr) Avers type a
1637  (fr) Avers type b
1637  (fr) Avers type c
1637  (fr) Avers type d
1637  (fr) Avers type e
1637  (fr) Avers type f
1638  (fr) Avers type a
1640  (fr) Avers type a

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