Double Gold Ecu with sun - Henry IV
Features
| Issuer |
Francja
(France)  |
|---|---|
| Król |
Henry IV (Henri IV) (1589-1610)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1589-1590 |
| Value | 2 Gold Ecus |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Złoto (.958) |
| Weight | 6.751 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 375573 |
| References | Dy royales# 1200 Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes). Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (8 volumes). Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France. Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles (publisher). Les monnaies des rois de France. Émile Bourgey, Monnaies et Medailles, Paris, France / Basel, Switzerland (2 volumes). Stéphan Sombart; 2022. Monnaies royales françaises de Louis XI à Henri IV / Volume 1: 1461-1610. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. |
Obverse
(en) Crowned arms flanked by two crowned H's.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
HENRICVS • IIII • D • G • FRAN • ET • NA • REX • 1589
A
Reverse
(en) Floriated cross with two H's and two lis in angles.
Script: łaciński
Lettering: CHRISTVS • VINCIT • REGNAT • INPER •
Mint
| A | Compiègne, Francja (864-1134, 1589-1595) |
Comments
(en)
This issue is illegal; the minting of double Ecus has never been authorized by the Paris Currency Court any more than by the Tours Chamber of Accounts which acted as a Currency court for the royalist party. These double Ecus were decried in 1590, and Fidelle, master of the mint, had to reimburse them.
Driven out of Paris on May 13, 1588, following the insurrection of the Catholic League, Henry III took refuge in Tours. From this city, in a letter dated March 23, 1589, he ordered the officers of the Paris Mint to transfer the mint to Compiègne. But the royal wishes were not carried out. Also, on April 26, 1589, he asked Charles of Humières, governor of Compiègne, to have “coins minted in the said city of Compiègne, with the particular mintmark of Paris, which is an A, the first letter of the alphabet” . The mint of Compiègne ceased its activity in April 1595.
See also
Manage my collection
Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1589 A | 526 | (fr) 2 exemplaires connus | |||||||||||||
| 1590 A | 680 | ||||||||||||||
Get this coin
No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.
Numista Rarity index: 97
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.
Bullion value: USD 900.04
This value is given for information purpose only. It is based on a price of złoto at 139 164 USD/kg. Numista does not buy or sell coins or metal.
Actual złoto weight: 0.208 oz
Current złoto price: 4328.50 USD/oz (see gold price 
)
)
Related forum discussions
Contribute to the catalogue
Modify or add data on this page (in English)Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page (in English)
