1547, Royal France, Francis I. Gold Ecu (with Sun) Coin. Montpellier! NGC MS-63!

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1547, Royal France, Francis I. Gold Ecu (with Sun) Coin. Montpellier! NGC MS-63!
Mint Place: Montpellier
Mint Period: 1515-1547
Condition:
Certified and graded by NGC as MS-63!
Denomination: Ecu d'or au soleil ("
Gold Ecu with Sun
")
References: Friedberg 345, Duplessy 775, Ciani 1073.
R!
Diameter: 36mm
Weight: 3.38gm
Material: Gold!
Obverse:
Sun above crowned shield with french royal arms (three lis).
Legend:   + FRANCISCVS : DEI + GRACIA : FRANCORVM . REX
Reverse:
Ornate cross with fleur de lis terminals and rosette center. Two lis and two large letters F (for Francois) in fields.
Legend:   + XPS + VINCIT + XPS : REGNAT : XPS : MPERAT
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Francis I
(French:
François Ier
; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547), was king of France from 1515 until his death.
Francis I is considered to be France's first Renaissance monarch. His reign saw France make immense cultural advances. He was a c ontemporary of Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire, with whom he was allied in a Franco-Ottoman alliance, as well as of Henry VIII of England and of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, his great rivals.
Francis' legacy is generally considered a mixed one. He achieved great cultural feats, but they came at the expense of France's economic well-being.
The persecution of the Protestants was to lead France into decades of civil war, which did not end until 1598 with the Edict of Nantes.
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