Kingdom of FranceJohn IIGold mouton d'or1350-1364 CE
Gold Mouton d'or of John II: Monetary Crisis and Sacred Iconography in Valois France
Authorized by royal ordinance in January 1355 under King John II, the gold mouton d'or revived Capetian sacred imagery during the opening phase of the Hundred Years' War. Struck in pure gold at 52 pieces to the Paris mark, this prestigious coinage addressed intense fiscal distress prior to the monarch's capture at Poitiers.
