Petit blanc aux écus - Henry VI ND

Reverse

Plain Latin cross accosted by the letters h and R, punctuated by two superimposed besants.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIT: nOmE’: DnI: BENEDICTV

Edge

Plain

Comment

"Period texts do mention large whites (not whites) so by analogy we also have small whites (Dy# 446). If they were whites, we'd have half-whites.
The last Henri VI coins minted on French soil will be shortly before October 29, 1449, the date of the capture of Rouen from the English."
commentary from the numismatic sheet by J.-P. Milani, pp. 65 & 66 of "Numismatique & Change" no. 244, November 1994

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

"Les textes d'époques mentionnent bien des grands blancs (et non des blancs) donc par analogie nous avons aussi des petits blancs (Dy# 446). S'il s'agissait de blancs, nous aurions des demi-blancs.
Les dernières monnaies d'Henri VI frappées sur le sol français le seront peu avant le 29 octobre 1449, date de la prise de Rouen aux anglais."
commentaire tiré de la fiche numismatique par J.-P. Milani p. 65 et 66 du "Numismatique & Change" n° 244 de novembre 1994

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Petit blanc aux écus - Henry VI ND (1423) coin from France is that it was minted during a time of great turmoil in the country. Henry VI was the king of England and France, and his reign was marked by the Hundred Years' War between the two countries. Despite this, the coin still features the traditional French motifs of the fleur-de-lis and the crown, indicating the country's continued sense of national identity and pride.

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