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Cavalier d'Or - Francis II
| Issuer | Brittany, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1458-1488 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Armored equestrian figure of Duke Francis II facing right, mounted on a prancing horse and brandishing a raised sword in his right hand. The duke wears a crown and full plate armor, with a heraldic shield bearing the ermine arms of Brittany visible on his left arm. The horse is depicted in a dynamic pose with elaborate caparison decorated with ermine motifs. A beaded inner circle frames the central device, with the Latin ducal legend running between a beaded border and the coin's irregular periphery. |
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| Reverse description | An ornate floriated cross pattée occupies the central field, its four arms terminating in fleurs-de-lis and embellished with ermine spots and small crowns at the terminals. Four heraldic ermine shields fill the angles between the arms of the cross, each oriented toward the coin's periphery. The elaborate Gothic design is contained within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin devotional legend distributed between the inner beaded border and the coin's outer rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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