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Liard à la croisette fleurdelisée - Henri III
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1587-1592 |
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| Composition | Billon (.125 silver) |
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| Obverse lettering | + HEN · III · D : G · F · P · R · (millésime) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Henri III issued these small billon pieces during a period when the Wars of Religion had effectively fractured royal financial administration. Multiple mints operated under contested authority, and the coinage of the late 1580s reflects a crown struggling to maintain monetary coherence while simultaneously fighting the Catholic League and navigating the succession crisis that would end his dynasty. Henri was assassinated by a Dominican friar in August 1589, meaning a portion of this issue's date range was struck under Henri IV — who simply continued the type until his own coinage could be organized.