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Gold Ecu - Francis I
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1542-1547 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Quartered royal shield of France displaying fleurs-de-lis in the first and fourth quarters, the dolphin of the Dauphiné in the second quarter, and what appears to be the arms of Bretagne in the third quarter, surmounted by a large fleur-de-lisée crown. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle, with the circular Latin legend running between the inner and outer borders of the coin. A mint mark star appears at the top of the legend. |
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| Reverse description | A bold plain cross at center, set within a four-lobed polylobe or quatrefoil frame, each lobe adorned with fleurs-de-lis at the cusps, all contained within a beaded inner circle. The composition is rendered in the Gothic decorative tradition characteristic of late medieval French royal coinage. The circular Latin legend surrounds the inner border, beginning with a cross pattée, with the mint mark visible within the legend field. |
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| Mintage | ND (1542-1547) - (fr) Montélimar: globe crucigère - ND (1542-1547) 3 - - ND (1542-1547) Y - (fr) R couronné - |
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