½ Teston - Charles IX 5th type

Reverse

Ecu of France crowned containing 3 lilies,
Circular inscriptions

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SIT-NOMEN-DNI-BENEDIC-1564 (rose croix)
secret point under the 10th letter of the legend (N of DNI)

Edge

Plain

Comment

Ref : Franciae : Sb4616 demi teston 5th type (page 272)

Under Charles IX, testons and demi testons from the Limoges workshop have the Ns reversed.
This demi teston has well-written N's

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Réf : Franciae : Sb4616 demi teston 5ème type (page 272)

Les testons et demi testons issus de l'atelier de Limoges ont, sous Charles IX, les N inversés.
Ce demi teston a pour sa part, des N bien écrits

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the ½ Teston - Charles IX (5th type) coin from France is that it was minted during a time of significant monetary reform in France. In the mid-16th century, the French monetary system was in disarray, with a wide variety of coinages and denominations in circulation, making it difficult for people to conduct transactions. In response, King Charles IX introduced a new coinage system in 1562, which included the ½ Teston coin, that was designed to be more efficient and reliable. This coin, made of silver and weighing 4.79 grams, was one of the first coins to be introduced under this new system and it played an important role in the financial transactions of the time.

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