Gold Ecu with sun - Francis I 1st type
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Francis I (François Ier) (1515-1547)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1515-1519 |
| Value | 1 Gold Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Gold (.963) |
| Weight | 3.496 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 415806 |
| References | Dy royales# 769 Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles (publisher). Les monnaies des rois de France. Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles, Paris, France / Basel, Switzerland (2 volumes). Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France. Stéphan Sombart; 2022. Monnaies royales françaises de Louis XI à Henri IV / Volume 1: 1461-1610. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. |
Obverse
Crowned arms under a sun.
Script: Latin
Lettering: + FRANCISCVS: DEI: GRA: FRANCORVM: REX:
Translation: Francis, by God's grace, king of the Franks.
Reverse
Floriated cross with quadrilobe in the heart.
Script: Latin
Lettering: + XPS: VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMPERAT
Translation: Christ defeats, Christ rules, Christ commands.
Mints
| Bayonne, France (?-1837) | |
| Dijon, France | |
| La Rochelle, France (?-1837) | |
| Limoges, France (?-1837) | |
| Lyon, France (413-1858) | |
| Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) | |
| Montpellier, France | |
| Poitiers, France | |
| Rouen, France (?-1858) | |
| Saint-Lô, France (1275-1693) | |
| Saint-Pourçain, modern-day Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule, France | |
| B | Bourges, France |
Comments
1st issue: January 23, 1515
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Atelier indéterminé : couronnelle initiale au revers, point 19-20e au droit, annelet 2e au revers | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Bayonne : ancre | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Dijon : coquille Saint-Jacques | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) La Rochelle : point 9e et 12e au droit et 9e au revers | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Limoges : point 10e | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Lyon : trèfle | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Montpellier : point 4e | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Paris : point 18e | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Poitiers : point 8e | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Rouen : point 15e | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Saint-Lô : point 19e | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) | (fr) Saint-Pourçain : annelet 11e au droit et 1er ou 3-4e ou 5e ou 6e au revers | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1515-1519) B | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 93
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Bullion value: USD 480.02
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Actual gold weight: 0.108 oz
Current gold price: 4434.75 USD/oz (see gold price 
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