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Écu d'or au soleil du Dauphiné - Charles VIII 1er type
| Issuer | Monnaie royale de France |
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| Year | 1498 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Quartered shield displaying the arms of France (semé of fleurs-de-lis) in the first and fourth quarters and the arms of Dauphiné (a dolphin) in the second and third quarters, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. A radiant sun device appears above the shield in the upper field, serving as the principal identifying emblem of this écu type. The surrounding legend in Gothic lettering reads KAROLVS: DEI: GRA: FRANCORVM: REX:, separated by pellets. The coin exhibits the characteristic irregular flan and bold relief typical of late fifteenth-century French royal hammered gold coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A prominent cross fleurdelisée (fleury cross) occupies the central field, its four arms terminating in stylised fleurs-de-lis and meeting at a central quatrefoil boss, all rendered in high relief within a beaded inner circle. The design is characteristic of the royal French monetary tradition and is executed with the bold, slightly asymmetric workmanship typical of hammered late medieval gold coinage. The surrounding legend in Gothic lettering reads XPS: VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: INPERAT°, the traditional Carolingian Christus vincit invocation, separated by pellets. The flan is irregular and slightly concave, consistent with hand-struck production of the period. |
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| Mintage | 1498: ND (1498) |
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