In the colonies of the new worlds a lot of foreign coins where in use.
I invite you to post in this topic your favorite foreign coin that was in use in the colonies.
Here 2 coins from the french colonies;
Double denier tournois 1642;
denier tournois 1653;
Why denier tournois
In those age in France they was 2 workshop that was strucking coins,
One in Paris denier parisis
One in tour denier tournois
5 deniers tournois = 4 deniers parisis
2 deniers tournois = 1 double tournois
In france the référence was the gold écu;
1 ecu = 3 livres
1 livre = 20 sous
1 sou = 12 denier
foreign coins in use in canada
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Mithrandir,
The top Double Tournois is actually not from France itself,but a French state called Dombes.For a very long time,this coin wasn't even listed in Krause,but for the past few years,it has been losted in Krause.
It is possible that the bottom coin,which is a Denier Tournois,is from France itself,was struck at Paris,as the 'A' mintmark is the traditional mintmark of the Monnaie de Paris.
Aidan.
The top Double Tournois is actually not from France itself,but a French state called Dombes.For a very long time,this coin wasn't even listed in Krause,but for the past few years,it has been losted in Krause.
It is possible that the bottom coin,which is a Denier Tournois,is from France itself,was struck at Paris,as the 'A' mintmark is the traditional mintmark of the Monnaie de Paris.
Aidan.