FRANÇOIS I 1515-1547 - Lot 520

Lot n° 520
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FRANÇOIS I 1515-1547 - Lot 520
FRANÇOIS I 1515-1547 + FRANCISCVS (wheel) FRANCORVM REX. Crowned shield of France between two salamanders within a trilobe. B at the point of the shield. R/. + SIT :NOMEN :...Cross pattée cantoned by two Fs and two salamanders. Below, B. ** Laf 781; Dy 921 Douzain aux Salamandres en billon 1er type (1540) B and dot 15th = Rouen (2.38 g) Very fine. The Salamander. Emblem of François I, inherited from his grandfather Jean d'Angoulême. It is found on his palaces (Chambord, Fontainebleau...), medals, coins... and many other objects. At Chambord, she is topped by a crown bearing the motto "Nutrisco et Extinguo", meaning "I feed on the good fire, I extinguish the bad". She is sometimes seen spitting out drops of water to extinguish the bad fire, and swallowing the flames to feed on the good fire (n°525 and 526).
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