Henri IV, fully armed and sword raised, on a barded horse galloping to the right on a heap of arms, head penned and caparison adorned with the shields of France and Navarre stamped with an open crown.
Obverse lettering
HENRI IIII RO:DE.FRAN.ET.NAVARE
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Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
The shields of France and Navarre are set on two branches, the lower part of which is encircled by a crown; both shields are surmounted by a dauphin crowned by an arm emerging from a cloud. Struck in honor of the dauphin, the future Louis XIII, born in 1601.
Reverse lettering
*FRANCE*DAVLPHIN*ET NAVARE*ANNO 1605
Reverse script
Latin
Mint
Nuremberg, Germany
Mintage
1605 - - 1606 - (fr) avers:HENRI IIII ROY DE FRANCE ET NAVARRE -