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ANGLO-GALLIC COINS. 189dies enclosed herewith and such moneys of silver shallnot be whitened but shall be issued as they come fromthe hand of the workmen."The ordinance proceeds:" And also we have orderedtobe made many moneys of silver and billon (blancheset noires) of which at present we do not send you thetypes." Then follows an order to take at once aninventory of all gold and silver bullion at the mint, toclose all the trial boxes ("boites"),8 and not to permitany more work on the dies (fers) then in use. Thesedies, placed out of use, were to be broken, and the ordinancecontinues, "and strike in our said mint the saidgros and demi-gros as is written, in the proportion oftwo gros to one demi-gros, and place for a distinguishingmark, on all the said moneys of gold and of silver, bothon obverse and reverse, under the first letter, a pellet."A duplicate of this ordinance was sent to the mint atSt. L6, except that the ordinance concludes, " and placefor a distinguishing mark on all the said moneys of goldand of silver, both on obverse and reverse, under thesecond letter, a pellet."Two " "piles and four" " trousseaux for the gros anddemi-gros were sent to St. L6.Finally, it was ordered to place in the trial boxes onedenier of gold for every 11 marks (726 pieces) issued,and of the silver and billon the usual proportion.The Treaty of Troyes was signed on May 21, 1420.On June 2, 1420, the necessary powers were given tothe Treasurer-General of Normandy to organize the mint8Boxes in which were placed a certain proportion of coins of everyissue, which were tested from time to time to see that they were of theproper weight and fineness.