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Double Tournois - Louis XI 1st issue, with annulets
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1461 |
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| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
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| Obverse description | Central trilobe frame enclosing three fleurs-de-lis arranged in heraldic fashion, with annulets positioned in the cusps of the trilobe. The design is set within a beaded inner circle. A circular legend in Gothic uncial lettering runs along the periphery, reading the royal title of Louis, King of the Franks. The overall style is characteristic of mid-fifteenth-century French hammered billon coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ LVDOVICV FRACORV R (Translation: Louis, king of the Franks.) |
| Reverse description | A plain cross set within a quatrefoil frame, with annulets placed in the angles of the cross within the quatrefoil lobes. The design is enclosed by a beaded inner circle. A circular legend in Gothic uncial lettering surrounds the outer field, identifying the denomination and the mint of Tours. The composition reflects the standard Double Tournois type of the French royal series. |
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