FRANÇOIS I, the Restorer of the Arts (January 1, 1515 – March 31, 1547). + FRANCISCVS : DEI : GRACIA : FRANCORVM : REX (five-petaled flower and clover). Crowned Shield of France surmounted by a sun. Reverse: + XPS: VINCIT: XPS: REGNAT: XPS: IMPERAT (five-petaled flower and clover). Fleur-de-lis cross flanked by two Fs and two lilies. Dy 775. Gold shield with a sun (5th type, 3rd issue, July 21, 1519). 12th annelet = Lyon (weight: 3.29 g). T.B./Very Fine. Note: Francis I was born Francis of Angoulême on September 12, 1494, in Cognac and died on March 31, 1547, in Rambouillet. He was King of France from 1515 until his death. The son of Charles d’Orléans and Louise of Savoy, he belonged to the Valois-Angoulême branch of the royal family. François grew up at the Château d’Amboise, on the banks of the Loire, surrounded by his mother and sister. On January 25, 1502, he fell from his horse and was left in critical condition. His mother fell ill as a result and lived only for the recovery of the one she called her “Caesar”…