Hardi Publique Deposited
An Anglo-Gallic silver and billon coin issued by Edward III, King of England, and copied by the French Kings as Dukes of Aquitaine. It bears on the obverse a half-length figure holding a sword.
The Hardi d'Or is a similar coin of gold. Edward the Black Prince had them struck at Bordeaux, and Charles de France, the brother of King Louis XI, issued them for Aquitaine from 1469 to 1474.
The name is probably derived from a small copper coin issued by Philip le Hardi, King of France, and lated represented by the Liard. Some authorities claim that as its original value was one fourth of the Sol, the name is a corruption of the English word Farthing, corresponding to the one fourth of the Penny.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)