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1595, Royal France, Henry IV. Scarce Silver ½ Franc (Demi) Coin. Caen mint!

Mint Year: 1595
Mint Place: Caen (C)
Denomination: ½ Franc (Demi Franc)
Condition: Pierced and cleaned, otherwise VF+
References: KM-14 var. (this date not listed as the coin was struck before 1600)
Diameter: 28mm
Material: Silver
Weight: 6.78gm

Obverse: Laureate and armored bust of Henry IV of France right. Mint initial (C) in exergue.
Legend: + HENRICVS . IIII . D . G . FRAN . ET . NAVAR . REX .

Reverse: Floriated cross with a large initil (H) of the King. Date in legend.
Legend: + SIT . NOMEN . DOMINI . BENEDICTVM (privy mark) 1595 .

Henry IV (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), Henri-Quatre, was King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France.

Baptised Catholic, he converted to Protestantism along with his mother Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre. He inherited the throne of Navarre, in 1572, on the death of his mother. As a Huguenot, Henry was involved in the Wars of Religion, he barely escaped the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and later led protestant forces against the French Royal Army.

As a prince de sang by his father, Antoine de Bourbon, he was also the natural heir to the throne of France. On the death of the childless Henry III, he ascended the throne of France in 1589, but had to abjure his Calvinist faith. However, his coronation was followed by a four-year war against the Catholic League to establish his legitimacy.

One of the most popular French kings, both during and after his reign, Henry showed great care for the welfare of his subjects and, as a politique, displayed an unusual religious tolerance for the time. He notably enacted the Edict of Nantes, in 1598, which guaranteed religious liberties to the Protestants, thereby effectively ending the civil war. He was assassinated by François Ravaillac, a fanatical Catholic.