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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3561319, member: 112&quot;]Boy ! I don&#039;t even where to start with French designs I like. But if I did start, I think I&#039;d start with this one from 1364. I&#039;m certain all the members that have been here for a while have seen it numerous times, but the newer members haven&#039;t. Hmmm, sounds like a valid excuse to post it again to me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]946839[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946840[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first French franc, the Franc a&#039; Cheval - a coin with several books worth of history behind it, including it&#039;s very reason for being designed and minted - to pay the ransom for a King captured in battle by his nemesis, The Black Prince. And how that King voluntarily gave up his life and died in prison, purely to save his honor. </p><p><br /></p><p>This example was minted by the Count Louis de Male in FLanders, 1364. When I purchased it, it was the finest known, it may still be, or not. But that doesn&#039;t really matter, nor did it when I bought it. I bought the coin because I absolutely loved the design ! I mean it&#039;s kinda hard to get any better than a King in armor on a horse, sword raised, charging into battle ! Things like that have stirred my blood since I was a young boy - they still do <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Could I post more ? I could fill this thread, and maybe I&#039;ll add some more in a bit. But for now, I&#039;ll let others share theirs first.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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