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Denier Tournois au croissant - Henri II
| Uitgever | Monnaie de Paris |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1557 |
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| Vorm | Round (irregular) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central field displays two fleurs-de-lis arranged side by side within a bilobed arch, surmounted by a crescent above the arch. The mint letter appears in the lower field beneath the bilobed frame. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central device, reading + HENRICVS. II. D. G. FRANC. REX., attributing the coin to Henri II, King of France by the grace of God. The overall composition is characteristic of the hammered billon coinage of the Valois monarchy. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Henri II inherited the Tours mint's denier tournois from his father François I, but the croissant privy mark ties this specific issue to 1557 — a year when French royal finances were under severe strain from the Italian Wars and the ongoing conflict with the Habsburgs. The following year, Philip II's forces would crush the French at Saint-Quentin, accelerating the debt crisis that culminated in Henri's declaration of royal bankruptcy in 1558.
Billon at this fineness is barely silver at all, closer to copper with a wash. By mid-century the tournois denier had been debased so thoroughly over generations that it functioned essentially as a fiduciary token rather than a bullion coin.