Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1/4 Ecu - Henry IV 4th type
| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1602-1603 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Henry IV's quarter écu coinage was reorganized multiple times during his reign as the crown struggled to stabilize French silver after decades of civil war had gutted the monetary system. The "4th type" designation reflects successive modifications to the royal arms arrangement, driven partly by administrative decree and partly by the practical need to distinguish new issues from the debased and clipped coins still circulating from the Wars of Religion.
Production was spread across numerous provincial mints simultaneously — a deliberate policy to accelerate recoinage rather than a logistical convenience. Mint marks from this period vary considerably, and the specific striking facility materially affects survival rates.