Free-Gold

[Free Gold] [King John II of France was captured by the English in 1356 and held for ransom of 3 million écus. Franc à Cheval ("Free on horseback") featuring John the Good, is a gold coin that was issued to pay for King John II's ransom. This was the first time a French coin was called a "franc," with the name symbolizing that the King was now "free" (franc) from captivity. The Treaty of Brétigny, signed in 1360, formalized the agreement for the ransom and included the transfer of significant territories in northern France to England.] [The 111 plane of a face centered cubic (FCC) gold crystal show a hexagonal arrangement of atoms. This is the most densely packed plane in the FCC structure.] :Free-Gold: Franc.