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Double Tournois - Henri IV Lyon mint, 2nd type
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1609-1610 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Three fleurs-de-lis arranged in a 2-1 formation fill the central field, serving as the traditional royal arms of France. The legend begins at 12 o'clock and runs clockwise within an inner circle of 13 mm diameter, encircling the fleurs-de-lis with the coin's denomination and date. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Henri IV's double tournois issues from Lyon in this final period reflect the mint's output during the last months of his reign — he was assassinated by François Ravaillac in May 1610, cutting short a reign that had stabilized France after decades of religious civil war. The 2nd type distinction at Lyon marks a die revision specific to that mint's workshop, and pieces struck in the final months of 1609 through early 1610 represent some of the last copper coinage authorized under his name before the regency of Marie de Medici reorganized production.