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Gold Ecu with sun of Dauphine - Francis I 2nd type, GRA DEI
| Issuer | Kingdom of France |
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| Year | 1522-1528 |
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| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an elaborate floriated cross pattée with fleurs-de-lis terminating each arm, set within a beaded inner circle. At the centre of the cross is a small quatrefoil ornament. A fleur-de-lis surmounts the uppermost arm of the cross, reinforcing the royal Capetian symbolism. The surrounding legend, reading XPS VINCIT XPS RENAT XPS IMPERAT E in Latin majuscules, proclaims the sovereignty of Christ—a formula of Carolingian origin long associated with French royal coinage. The field and legend are consistent with the hammered production technique characteristic of early sixteenth-century French royal gold coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | XPS VINCIT XPS RENAT XPS IMPERAT E (Translation: Christ defeats, Christ rules, Christ commands.) |
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| Mintage | ND (1522-1528) |
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