France Écu d'or à la chaise - Jean II, 1351
Information
Country
France
France
Currency
Livre tournois
(987 – 1795)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
Écu d'or à la chaise - Jean II
Year
1351
Ruler
John II the Good (Jean II le Bon)
(1350–1364)
Composition
Gold (.875)
Shape
Round (irregular)
Alignment
Variable alignment ↺
Technique
Hammered
Weight (g)
4.5
Diameter (mm)
28
Demonetized
Yes
Description
Écu d'or à la chaise - Jean II from France. Issued in 1351. Struck in Gold (.875). Measures 28 mm and weighs 4.5 g.
- Obverse
- John II seated in a gothic stall, crowned, wearing the haubert and the cotte d'armes, holding in the right hand the raised sword and in the left the shield of France with the lilies without number, in a polylobe cantoned with small shamrocks and points.
- Reverse
- Cross four-lobed and flowered, in a quadrilobe decorated with leaves and canted by four shamrocks without tail accosted by a point.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1351) | — |
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