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Ecu d'or - Francis I
| Issuer | French Royal Mint |
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| Year | 1541-1547 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned royal arms of France — a shield semé of fleurs-de-lis — surmounted by a large crown with fleurs-de-lis finials. A mint letter (B, for Rouen) appears at the base of the shield as a small pellet-punctuated initial. The design is contained within a raised inner circle, with the surrounding legend in Gothic-style Latin majuscules reading FRANCISCVS: DEI: G: FRANCORVM: REX, separated by pellet stops. The hammered flan exhibits the characteristic irregular planchet shape typical of mid-16th century French gold coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | XPS: VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMP: (Translation: Christ vainc, Christ règne, Christ commande) |
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