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Double Tournois - Charles I 3rd type
| Issuer | Arches-Charleville, Principality of |
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| Year | 1608-1613 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Crowned heraldic shield bearing the arms of the Gonzague dynasty, centrally placed in the field. The crowned escutcheon is flanked by the circular legend, with the fleurs-de-lis and quartered dynastic devices clearly rendered. The circumferential legend identifies the denomination and is evenly spaced around the central device. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Charleville was founded in 1606 by Charles de Gonzague, Duke of Nevers, who obtained imperial authorization to establish a mint in his new model city on the Meuse — a deliberate act of jurisdictional assertion against the French crown. The Double Tournois issues from this mint directly imitated the royal French type, which made them simultaneously useful for circulation and politically provocative. French authorities repeatedly contested the right of apanage princes to strike copper coinage in tournois denominations.
The 3rd type spans the period before Charles de Gonzague shifted his ambitions eastward toward the Duchy of Mantua, which he would eventually inherit in 1627.