Liard - Francis

Château-Regnault was a tiny sovereign principality straddling the Meuse in the Ardennes, and its right to strike copper coinage was a point of persistent friction with the French crown. Francis of Bourbon-Conti, ruling from this postage-stamp territory, issued liards that circulated primarily in the surrounding Ardennes region — French royal authorities periodically attempted to suppress such feudal small-change issues, with limited success.

The De Mey Ardennes reference situates this piece within a well-documented regional series, but surviving examples remain scarce; the principality's output was modest and copper survives poorly.