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Gold Ecu with sun - Francis I 2nd type, 3rd issue
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1515-1540 |
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| Value | 1 Gold Ecu |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a floriated cross with elaborately cusped terminals, its center occupied by a quadrilobe ornament formed by four interlocking lobes. The cross divides the field into four quarters, each cantonned alternately with a crowned capital F — the royal cipher of Francis I — rendered in Gothic style. The surrounding Latin legend, drawn from the traditional Carolingian royal invocation, encircles the design within a beaded border. The overall composition follows the established iconographic programme of the écu au soleil, combining dynastic and devotional imagery in the tradition of French late-medieval gold coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | XPS VINCIT XPS REGNAT XPS IMPERAT (Translation: Christ defeats, Christ rules, Christ commands.) |
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