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    French Double Tournois, 1641

    Object/Artifact
    A small French copper coin known as a "Double Tournois" with a bust of Frederick Henri on the obverse and three Fleur des Lis, and the date 1641 on the reverse, found in Edmunds, Maine, near the site of old Acadian house which burned in 1785. The mint name is "Orange".

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    French Double Tournois, 1641; Obverse with the bust of Frederick Henri, Orange
    French Double Tournois, 1641; Reverse with Fleurs des Lis, denomination (Double Tournois) and date, 1641