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1364-1380 France Charles V Gold Franc a Pied
French 24 Kt. Gold Charles V Franc a Pied 1364 - 1380 The catalogue references were/are Lafaurie no. 37, and Friedberg no. 33 France 1 Gold Franc a Pied, Charles V (1364-1380) Friedberg 284 Obverse: Armored king with sword and sceptre, standing under Gothic dais. Reverse: Floriated cross in quadrilobe, with two crowns and two fleur de Lis in angles. Coin Composition: 24 K Gold weight: 3.72 gms Diameter: 29MM Condition: UNC Deep Strike with all features showing- Excellent Coin History: Charles V (1338-1380), called the Wise, was King of France, House of Valois, from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked a high point for France during the Hundred Years War with his armies recovering much of the territory lost to England at the Treaty of Bretigny. Upon his father's, John II of France, succession to the throne in 1350, Charles became Dauphin of France. He was the first French heir to use the title, named for the region of Dauphine, acquired by Charles' grandfather. Charles was crowned King of France in 1364 at the cathedral at Reims, France. The new king was highly intelligent but close-mouthed and secretive, with sharp eyes, a long nose and a pale, grave manner. He suffered from gout in the right hand and an abscess in his left arm, possibly a side-effect of an attempted poisoning in 1359. Doctors were able to treat the wound but told him that if it ever dried up, he would die within 15 days. "Not surprisingly," said historian Barbara Tuchman, "the King lived under a sense of urgency." His manner may have concealed a more emotional side; his marriage to Jeanne de Bourbon was considered very strong, and he made no attempt to hide his grief at her funeral or those of his children, five of whom predeceased him. Charles last years were spent in the consolidation of Normandy (and the neutralization of Charles of Navarre). Peace negotiations with the English continued unsuccessfully. The taxes he had levied to support his wars against the English had caused deep disaffection among the working classes. The abscess on the King's left arm dried up in early September 1380, and Charles prepared to die. On his deathbed, perhaps fearful for his soul, Charles announced the abolition of the hearth tax, the foundation of the government's finances. The ordinance would have been impossible to carry out, but its terms were known, and the government's refusal to reduce any of the other taxes on the people sparked the Maillotin revolt in 1381. The King died on September 16, 1380, and was succeeded by his 12-year-old son, Charles VI. He is buried in the Basilique Saint-Denis in St. Denis, France. |
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