France Huitième d'écu - Charles X Cardinal de Bourbon, 1590 – 1598
Information
Country
France
France
Currency
Livre tournois
(987 – 1795)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
Huitième d'écu - Charles X Cardinal de Bourbon
Year
1590 – 1598
Ruler
Charles X (claimant)
(1589–1590)
Composition
Silver (.917)
Shape
Round (irregular)
Alignment
Variable alignment ↺
Technique
Hammered
Weight (g)
4.45
Diameter (mm)
26
Demonetized
Yes
Description
Huitième d'écu - Charles X Cardinal de Bourbon from France. Issued from 1590 to 1598. Struck in Silver (.917). Measures 26 mm and weighs 4.45 g.
- Obverse
- Cross fleurdelisée with cruciform fleuron in heart.
- Reverse
- Shield of France crowned, accosted of V - III; letter of workshop in the point of the shield.
- Edge
- Plain.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1598 99 | — | |||
| 1598 T | — | |||
| 1597 99 | — | |||
| 1597 T | 485.8K | |||
| 1596 99 | — | |||
| 1596 T | — | |||
| 1595 99 | 107.5K | Dinan | ||
| 1595 P | — | |||
| 1595 T | — | |||
| 1594 99 | 63.6K | Dinan | ||
| 1594 B | — | |||
| 1594 D | — | (fr) Variante avec la titulature royale autour de l'écu (Dy# 1178A). | ||
| 1594 O | — | |||
| 1594 P | — | |||
| 1594 T | — | |||
| 1594 X | 1.8K | |||
| 1593 A | — | |||
| 1593 B | — | |||
| 1593 D | — | (fr) Variante avec la titulature royale autour de l'écu (Dy# 1178A). | ||
| 1593 O | — | |||
| 1593 P | — | |||
| 1593 T | — | |||
| 1593 X | — | |||
| 1592 A | — | |||
| 1592 B | — | |||
| 1592 O | — | |||
| 1592 P | — | |||
| 1592 S | — | |||
| 1592 T | 40.3K | |||
| 1591 A | 838K | |||
| 1591 B | 97K | |||
| 1591 O | — | |||
| 1591 P | — | |||
| 1591 S | — | |||
| 1591 T | 41.5K | Nantes | ||
| 1590 A | — | |||
| 1590 B | 112K | |||
| 1590 O | — | |||
| 1590 S | — | |||
| 1590 T | 23.1K | |||
| 1590 X | — |
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