Supporting research record
Henri III silver franc
1575 silver coin valued in livres; distinct from 1795 decimal unit.
A coin/specimen or inherited label alone is not an adjudicated account-unit currency.
Currency profiles
Evidence & research notes 2 claims
Imported silver_franc: coin denomination. Dated evidence is not proof of an uninterrupted lifetime.
Supported C227
Monnaie de Paris dates Henri III’s silver franc to 1575, valued at one livre tournois.
Monnaie de Paris, 3 March 2017 · Métalmorphoses: chronology Citation S115 · Open source ↗
PDF p. 4, 1575 entry
Source access and limitations
Exhibition overview contains simplifications and errors outside selected claims, including Joachimsthal 1486.
Not a universal chronology authority; gros dating checked against object catalogue.
Supported C731
Henri III’s silver franc is valued at one livre tournois.
Monnaie de Paris, 3 March 2017 · Métalmorphoses: chronology Citation S115 · Open source ↗
PDF p.4, 1575 entry
Source access and limitations
Exhibition overview contains simplifications and errors outside selected claims, including Joachimsthal 1486.
Not a universal chronology authority; gros dating checked against object catalogue.