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Henri IV King Ecu d’or 1589-1610
Henri IV, 1596
Duplessy 1203; Friedberg 394, PCGS graded AU-53
Despite his new Catholicism, Henri IV did not forget his Protestant past and issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598. This decree granted a great degree of tolerance to the Huguenots…

Henri IV King 1/2 Ecu d’or 1589-1610
Henri IV, 1609-A
Duplessy 1202A2 (unlisted date); Friedberg 393, PCGS graded AU Details Paris. HENRICVS · IIII · D · G (sun) FRAN · ET · NA · REX · , crowned arms of France. Reverse: + XPS · REGNAT · VINCIT · ET · IMPERAT…

Henri IV King Ecu d’or 1589-1610
Henri IV, 1608-B
Duplessy 1201; Friedberg 392, PCGS graded AU-55
Henri of Navarre, the eldest scion of the House of Bourbon-Vendôme succeeded to the throne of France as Henri IV following the death of Henri III in 1589. His rise to the…