Watch List notes:

France, Kingdom. François I le Restaurateur des Lettres (the Restorer of Letters, 1515-1547) AV Écu d'or au soleil. Toulouse mint, 12th type, struck from 14 January 1540. ⧾ FRANCISCVS : DEI : G : FRANCORVM : REX (escallop), crowned coat-of-arms of France; sunburst above, M below, pellet below 5th letter / ⧾ XPS : VINCIT : XPS : REGNAT : XPS : IMPERAT (escallop), cross fleurdelisée with pellet in quadrilobe at centre, cantoned with alternate lis and F; M below, pellet below 5th letter. Duplessy 882; Friedberg 336. 3.41g, 26mm, 3h.

Extremely Fine.