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Denier Tournois - Louis XIII Paris mint, 5th type
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1630 |
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| Value | 1 Denier (1⁄240 LT) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Louis XIII facing right, with long curling hair, set within a smooth inner circle. The legend commences at 6 o'clock and reads LOYS.XIII.R.DE.FRAN.ET.NAV.A., denoting the king's titles as King of France and Navarre with the Paris mint letter A. The coin is bordered by an outer beaded circle, giving the piece a characteristic early Bourbon regal appearance. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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By 1630, the denier tournois had been a functional low-denomination workhorse for so long that its design changes tracked administrative decisions more than aesthetic ones. Louis XIII's fifth type at Paris reflects one of several sequential die modifications made as the crown attempted to stabilize copper coinage against persistent hoarding and counterfeiting of small change — a problem that had plagued French municipal markets since at least the League wars of the previous generation.
The Paris mint's output of this type was never intended for anything beyond local market transactions. Most pieces circulated hard and fast.