Rechenpfennig - Henry IV Tribute to the Dauphin

Location Nuremberg, Free imperial city of
Year 1605-1606
Type Utility token
Composition Brass
Weight 4.21 g
Diameter 28 mm
Thickness 0.6 mm
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Feu#11897
Obverse description 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 script Latin
Obverse lettering HENRI IIII RO:DE.FRAN.ET.NAVARE H K
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 script Latin
Reverse lettering *FRANCE*DAVLPHIN*ET NAVARE*ANNO 1605
Mint Nuremberg, Germany
Mintage
Numisquare ID 8292305160
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