Did you know? 💡The double copper tournament

The double tournois de cuivre is a small French coin minted during the reign of Henry III from 1577. 🔄
 
This copper coin, with an official weight of 3.138 g and a value of 2 deniers tournois, was used mainly for everyday transactions, when gold and silver coins were too precious to be handled frequently.
Double tournois struck under Henri III
 
On one side, there was a portrait of the king accompanied by the title and, most of the time, the year and the letter designating the production workshop, while the other side displayed three fleurs-de-lys with the legend “Double tournois”.
 
The double tournois marked French monetary history for several decades, before disappearing under the reign of Louis XIV.
 
💬 Have you ever heard of this currency?
 
📾 Illustration:
Double tournois struck under Henri III (nd, 1588-1589, Paris [A], reverse and obverse).
By Nikisiou — Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27830453
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