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1/2 Teston - Louis XII
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1514 |
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| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
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| Reverse lettering | XPS VINCIT REGNAT IMPERAT |
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| Mintage | ND (1514) - Paris: dot 18th - ND (1514) - Tours: dot 6th - |
| Additional information |
Louis XII ordered the teston struck beginning in 1514 as part of a broader effort to rationalize French silver coinage after decades of monetary fragmentation among competing regional issues. The half-teston followed necessarily, providing a divisional piece for everyday transactions. Louis died in January 1515 — less than a year after this denomination was authorized — making the entire Louis XII teston series among the shortest-lived in the French royal sequence.