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Gold Ecu - Charles IX CHRISTVS VINCIT REGNAT ET INPERAT
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1564-1566 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CAROLVS VIIII D G FRANCO MDLXIIII (Translation: Charles IX, by God`s grace, king of the Franks.) |
| Reverse description | A floriated cross pattée with fleurs-de-lis terminating each arm, centered on the field and enclosing the mint letter K within a decorative interlaced monogram at its center. The four quadrants formed by the cross arms each display a stylized fleur-de-lis motif. The circumferential legend CHRISTVS VINCIT REGNAT ET INPERAT runs around the periphery within a beaded border, a common devotional formula on French royal gold coinage of the period. |
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