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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3281002, member: 112&quot;]1364, France.&nbsp; That is Jean le Bon, John II of France, and the coin is the very first French franc, though it was struck in the mint of Count Louis De Male in Flanders - then under French control. The story behind the coin is that John was captured in battle by the Black Prince, taken to England and held for ransom. This coin and others like it were designed and struck for one specific reason - to pay the ransom for the French King. Once the first portion of the ransom was paid by the King&#039;s son, the English released the King and allowed him to return to France, with the promise of paying the rest of the ransom. But once there, the King&#039;s son refused to pay any more. </p><p><br /></p><p>So the King, being an honorable man, voluntarily returned to England where he later died in prison. And he knowingly did this for one reason only - to uphold his personal honor. </p><p><br /></p><p>There aren&#039;t a lot of coins that have a story like that behind them ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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