CHARLES VII the Victorious* October 30, 1422 - July 22, 1461 - Lot 86

CHARLES VII the Victorious* October 30, 1422 - July 22, 1461 + KAROLVS : DI : GRA - FRAxCORV : REX : (punctuated by two rings). Crowned king standing frontally, wearing a fleurdelisé mantle, holding a cruciform scepter and a fleurdelisé scepter. (The king's head does not intersect the legend). Fleurdelisé field. R/ + XPC x VInCIT x XPC x REGnAT x XPC x IMPERAT x (punctuated by saltires). Cross leaved and trefoiled within a quatrefoil fleurdelisé flanked by four coronets. Heart-shaped annulus. ♦ Dy 455; Fr 303 Royal d'or 1st issue October 9, 1429. Point 10e = Limoges. (3,78 g) Rare. Regular flan. Very beautiful. *Charles VII the Victorious, son of Charles VI, whom he succeeded in 1422. He was the 5th king of the Valois branch. His reign was inextricably linked with the life of Joan of Arc. Revolts and wars followed one another. He opened some 50 mints, including 20 new ones and 12 illegal ones.