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Dizain - Francis I 1st type
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1519-1521 |
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| Reference(s) | Dy royales#856 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A plain cross occupying the full field, with each of the four cantons containing a fleur-de-lis, forming the characteristic quartered design of French royal billon coinage of the period. The cross is boldly struck and centrally placed, with the fleurs-de-lis rendered in a stylised Gothic manner. A circular Latin devotional legend surrounds the design along the periphery, accompanied by a mint mark at the conclusion of the inscription. |
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The dizain was a billon denomination worth ten deniers tournois, introduced under Louis XII and continued by Francis I following his accession in 1515. This first-type emission predates the monetary ordinance of 1521, which would revise the coinage and produce a distinct second type — making the chronological boundary between the two a recurring source of attribution debate among specialists working from Duplessy.