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Gold Ecu with sun of Dauphine - Francis I 1st type, 1st emission
| Issuer | Monnaie royale de France |
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| Year | 1518-1520 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "écu au soleil du Dauphiné" belongs to a brief administrative quirk: Dauphiné retained its own mint rights separate from the royal French system, and Francis I — newly crowned in 1515 — was careful to honor those regional privileges during his early consolidation of power. The 1st emission, covering 1518–1520, predates the broader monetary ordinances that would later standardize French gold coinage more aggressively across provincial mints.
Grenoble was the issuing mint for this type. The .963 fineness places it among the purest gold coinages of the early French Renaissance, a standard Francis defended against debasement pressure throughout his Italian war campaigns.