Franc à cheval
Gold coin authorized in 1360; distinct from the later decimal franc.
Currency profiles
Evidence & research notes 5 claims
Imported cheval: coin denomination. Dated evidence is not proof of an uninterrupted lifetime.
Monnaie de Paris connects its gold franc à cheval to the ordinance of 5 December 1360.
MON B 001506, creation context
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Catalogue dates object and ordinance to 1360; specimen weight is not statutory mass.
The franc à cheval is authorized at one livre tournois. One account livre equals one franc coin at this tariff; the coin did not replace the accounting system.
Named short source page; relevant history/definition passage as reported in the handoff.
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Catalogue dates object and ordinance to 1360; specimen weight is not statutory mass.
Named short source page; relevant history/definition passage as reported in the handoff.
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Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.
The first issues follow in February 1361. Separate authorization from minting.
Named short source page; relevant history/definition passage as reported in the handoff.
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Charles V’s franc à pied continues the royal franc coin series. Date is the catalogue attribution, not an independently inspected ordinance.
BnF catalogue date, Royales 776
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Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.
The revolutionary monetary unit reuses the historic franc name. Not one continuously circulating national currency since 1360.
Named short source page; relevant history/definition passage as reported in the handoff.
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Catalogue dates object and ordinance to 1360; specimen weight is not statutory mass.
Articles V and VII; 7 April 1795. URL filename is misleading
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Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.
Franc handoff v2 reports: Transcription inspected; independent host, not original facsimile; reviewer reopened selected passages.