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Gold Ecu with sun of Dauphiné - Louis XII
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1498-1514 |
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| Value | 1 Gold Ecu |
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| Obverse description | Quartered coat of arms divided by a plain cross, with the arms of France (three fleurs-de-lis) in the first and fourth quarters, and the arms of the Dauphiné (a dolphin) in the second and third quarters, all surmounted by a radiant sun above the shield in the upper field. The shield is rendered in a Gothic heraldic style typical of late medieval French coinage. A beaded inner circle separates the central device from the surrounding Latin legend. The entire composition is characteristic of the hammered gold écus au soleil issued under Louis XII. |
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| Obverse lettering | ⚜♕ LVDOVICVƨ : DEI : GRACIA : FRAnCORV : REX (Translation: Louis, by God`s grace, king of the Franks.) |
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| Mintage | ND (1498-1514) - (fr) Montélimar (annelet sous la 3ème lettre du droit.) |
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