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Maille - Louis I
| Issuer | Duchy of Savoy (Savoy (France), French States) |
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| Year | 1440-1465 |
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| Value | 1 Maille (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays an interlaced knotted rope device, forming a decorative knot motif associated with the House of Savoy. The surrounding legend in Latin reads LVDOVICVS DVX, identifying the issuer as Duke Louis I of Savoy. The lettering is rendered in Gothic script on a roughly circular flan typical of hammered coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central motif consists of a bold cross pattée with splayed or cross-ended terminals, occupying the majority of the reverse field. The surrounding circular Latin legend reads SABAVDIE, referring to Savoy and asserting the dynastic authority of the issuing duchy. The design is characteristic of mid-fifteenth century Savoyard billon coinage, with the cross serving as both a religious and heraldic symbol. |
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