FRANÇOIS I January 1, 1515 - March 31, 1547 - Lot 97

FRANÇOIS I January 1, 1515 - March 31, 1547 (sun) FRANCISCVS : D : GRA : FRANCORVM : REX F. (trefoil). Crowned shield of France. Workshop letter at the tip of the shield. R/. + XPS: VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMPERAT F. Bored plain cross within fleurdelisé polylobe. ♦ Fr 351; Dy 889 Écu d'or à la Croisette 1541-1547. Annelet 12th and D = Lyon. (3,40 g) Very fine. *François I, emblematic king of the French Renaissance. His reign was punctuated by wars, notably against Charles V. His emblem was the salamander, a legendary animal with the dual ability to maintain the divine "good fire" of Charity and extinguish the infernal "bad fire" of division and war. "of division and war "nutrisco et extingo".