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1/2 Teston - Henry II and successors
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1549-1560 |
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| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
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| Reverse description | The French royal arms — a shield semé of fleurs-de-lis — displayed at center, surmounted by a royal crown. Flanking the shield to the left and right are crowned capital letter H monograms, the royal cipher of Henry II. The mint letter A appears below the shield, indicating the Paris mint. The entire central device is encircled by a beaded border with the Christological legend running around the periphery, interrupted by the date. |
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| Reverse lettering | XPS VINCIT XPS REGNAT XPS IMP 1549 A (Translation: Christ wins, Christ reigns, Christ commands.) |
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| Mint | 9 Rennes, France (?-1772) A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) D Lyon, France (413-1858) (E) Tours, France G Poitiers, France (L) Bayonne, France (?-1837) (P) Dijon, France T Nantes, France (?-1837) |
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