Gold Ecu - Francis I
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Francis I (François Ier) (1515-1547)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1542-1547 |
| Value | 1 Gold Ecu |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Gold (.958) |
| Weight | 3.37 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 416136 |
| References | Dy royales# 894 Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (8 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.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FRANCISCVS DEI GRCIA FRANCORVM REX M
Translation: Francis, by God's grace, king of the Franks.
Reverse
Cross in lilied polylobe.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ XPS VINCIT XPS REGNAT XPS IMPERAT R
Translation: Christ defeats, Christ rules, Christ commands.
Mints
| Montélimar, France (1346-1594) | |
 (3) |
Grenoble, France |
| Y | Romans-sur-Isère, France (1192-1554) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1542-1547) | (fr) Montélimar : globe crucigère | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1542-1547) 3 | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1542-1547) Y | (fr) R couronné | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 450.78
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Actual gold weight: 0.104 oz
Current gold price: 4342.86 USD/oz (see gold price 
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