Definition

• Maille, from a French word signifying a mesh or a link in a suit of armor, is from its probable resemblance, applied to a small billon or base silver coin. The Maille Tierce or demi Gros and the Maille Tournois were issued under Philip IV of France (1285-1314). The Maille Blanche appeared under Charles IV (1322-1328), and other varieties are the Maille Noire, Maille Parisis, Maille Bourgeoise, and the Maille d'Or, the latter a gold coin struck in 1347 by Jehan Bougier of Arras, for the Bishopric of Cambrai.

  The Maille was also common in Flanders, and there are special issues for Lille, Antwerp, Brussels, and other towns, which resembled small Deniers.

Source

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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