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Double Tournois - Henri III Dijon mint, 1st type
| Issuer | Kingdom of France |
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| Year | 1577-1580 |
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| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Henri III facing right, wearing a ruffled collar and cuirass, with the hair elaborately coiffed. The effigy is rendered in a late Renaissance style typical of French royal coinage of the period. A beaded inner circle frames the portrait. The encircling legend, beginning with a cross or pellet, reads HENRI III R DE FRA ET PO followed by the date, with several known lettering varieties across the emission years. |
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| Obverse lettering | + HENRI.III.R.DE.FRA.ET.PO.[DATE]. (a) +.HENRI.III.R.DE.FRA.ET.PO.[DATE]. (b) + HERI.III.R.DE.FRA.ET.PO.[DATE]. (c) + HENRI.III.R.DE.FRAN.ET.PO.[DATE]. (d) +.HENRI.III.R.DE.FRAN.ET.PO.[DATE]. (e) + HENRI.III.R.DE.FRAN.ET.P.[DATE]. (f) |
| Reverse description | Three fleurs-de-lis arranged in a triangular formation — two in chief and one in base — occupying the central field, a classic heraldic device of the French royal arms. The design is bold and well-struck for a hammered copper issue, with the fleurs-de-lis rendered in high relief. A beaded inner circle surrounds the device. The encircling legend reads DOVBLE TOVRNOIS (with variants) followed by a clover or trefoil mint privy mark and the mintmaster's initials FG and the letter P denoting the Dijon mint. |
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