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1/2 Teston - Francis I 12th type
| Issuer | Royal Mint of France |
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| Year | 1515-1540 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Crowned effigy of Francis I facing right, rendered in the Renaissance portrait style characteristic of early 16th-century French coinage, with flowing hair visible beneath a fleur-de-lis-ornamented crown. The bust is shown in profile, truncated at the shoulders, set within a plain inner circle. The Latin legend encircles the effigy in the outer field, separated from the central device by a beaded or cord-like border, reading FRANCISCVS DEI GRA FRANCORV REX. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRANCISCVS DEI GRA FRANCORV REX (Translation: Francis I, by God's grace, king of the Franks.) |
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| Mintage | ND (1515-1540) - Lyon: dot 12th |
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