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Gold Ecu - Nicolas II of Châtelet
| Issuer | Lordship of Vauvillers |
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| Year | 1554 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the arms of Vauvillers, divided by a diagonal band decorated with fleurs-de-lis, surmounted by a crescent. The escutcheon is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The surrounding legend, separated by small crosses and stars as stops, reads NICOLAVS DV CHASTELLET, identifying the issuing lord Nicolas II of Châtelet. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Vauvillers was a minor lordship in the Haute-Saône whose right to strike coin was exercised only sporadically, making each documented issue a product of contested privilege rather than routine production. By the mid-sixteenth century, French royal pressure to suppress feudal minting was intensifying — the Edict of 1539 had already moved to consolidate monetary authority — yet lords like Nicolas II continued issuing on the basis of inherited prerogatives that the crown had not yet formally extinguished.
Poey d'Avant 5550 is among the rarer attributions in the feudal French series.