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Grand Blanc - Francis I
| Issuer | Royal French Mint |
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| Year | 1515-1547 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned royal arms of France — a shield semé of fleurs-de-lis surmounted by a royal crown — rendered in Gothic style typical of early 16th-century French hammered coinage. The shield is set within a plain inner circle, with the crowned arms occupying the majority of the flan. A circular Latin legend surrounds the device, reading + FRANCISCVS: FRANCORVM: REX:, identifying the issuer as Francis, King of the French. The coin's irregular flan and characteristic hammered fabric are consistent with French billon coinage of the reign of Francis I (1515–1547). The beaded inner border frames the legend neatly, though the irregular planchet causes some legend weakness at the margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | + FRANCISCVS: FRANCORVM: REX: |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold long cross extending to the inner circle, dividing the field into four quarters, each containing alternating crowned fleurs-de-lis and crowned dauphins (or royal crowns), consistent with the standard douzain type of Francis I. The cross and its quatrefoil arrangement are characteristic of French royal billon coinage of the period. A beaded inner border separates the central cross design from the surrounding Latin legend + SIT: NOMEN: DNI: BENEDICTVM:, translating as 'Blessed be the name of the Lord', a pious motto standard on French royal douzains. The hammered flan results in slight weakness and irregularity at the coin's periphery. The overall style is consistent with the Dy royales type 835 attribution. |
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