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Double Tournois - Henri IV Paris mint, 2nd type, French text
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1598-1610 |
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| Value | 2 Deniers (1⁄120 LT) |
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| Reverse description | Three fleurs-de-lis arranged in the traditional semis pattern of the French royal arms occupy the central field, enclosed within a plain inner circle. The surrounding legend, initiating with a cross pattee, reads DOVBLE TOVRNOIS followed by the date of issue, all contained between the inner circle and a toothed outer border consistent with the hammered technique. The design follows the established Tournois typology, with numerous die varieties documented across the Paris mint production of this reign. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Henri IV's double tournois issues from the Paris mint span the entirety of his reign after the Edict of Nantes — a period of deliberate monetary consolidation following decades of civil war that had wrecked French copper coinage circulation. The shift to French-language legends on this second type was part of a broader administrative push toward vernacular standardization under Henri's government, breaking from the Latin formulae that had dominated royal copper issues.
Henri was assassinated by Ravaillac in May 1610, making the final year of this type's production a short one. Paris mint output for that year is consequently lower than most preceding dates in the series.