1519, Royal France, Francis I. Beautiful Gold Ecu Coin. Lyon mint! NGC MS-62!

Mint Year: 1519
Mint Place: Lyon
References: Friedberg 345, Duplessy 775. R!
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-62!
Denomination: Ecu d'or au soleil ("Gold Ecu with Sun") 5th type
Diameter: 36mm
Weight: 3.45gm
Material: Gold!

Obverse: Sun above crowned shield with french royal arms (three lis). Secret mint mark (dot/annulet) of Lyon below letter "E" in "DEI".
Legend: + FRANCISCVS DEI GRA ° FRANCORVM REX * X

Reverse: Ornate cross with fleur de lis terminals and rosette center. Two lis and two large letters F (for Francois) in fields.
Legend: XPS : VINC PF XPS REGNAT : XPS : IMPERAT * X

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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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