The Parpailloles Coronetas and Black Carlins of Charles II

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Summary: The inadequate reading of the documents of the time has led to an inadequate structuring of the coins of the last years of the reign of Charles II (1377-1386). In the following we will try to clarify the errors made regarding the white carlin and we will analyze the value and silver content of the different values of the system. These values, the black carlin (prieto), the white triple diro (or what is the same, the quarter of the sueldo), and the sueldo and its […]

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When Colbert Closed the Mint of Saint Palais (1662-1663)

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Although Louis XIII annexed Lower Navarre and Bearn to the Kingdom of France in 1620, these territories (closely linked to Louis XIII's father, Henry IV) continued to maintain special privileges until the French Revolution. However, as we will see, in the monetary sphere, the number and scope of these privileges began to decrease from 1662 onwards. The 1620 coin, which represents the unification of the territories of Bearn and Lower Navarre with France,

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Second Coinage Period of Kings Catherine and John of Navarre (1495-1512)

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As we saw in the previous section, the coinage of Kings Catherine and John had two distinct periods, the first between 1487 and 1495 and the second between 1495 and 1512. The first period of coinage naturally ended at the end of 1493, as no coins were probably struck in 1494. We have already said what needs to be said about the first period in the previous section.

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The Monetary System of Bearn During the Time of Queen Catherine

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While searching for information in the Navarrese Archives about the coinage of the kings Catherine and John of Navarre, I came across a passage that gives us a lot of information about the monetary structure of the Lordship of Bearn at this time. This passage is included in Document 28 of Box 164 (AGN, Document 28 of Box 164) that I mentioned in the previous section, starting on the fifth page (3. Recto) and extending over the next six pages.

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First Coinage Period of Kings Catherine and John of Navarre (1487-1495)

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If we look at the coinage of Kings Catherine and John, we must mention the last coinage of the united and sovereign Kingdom of Navarre. It is a diverse, rich and extensive coinage, which took place between 1487 and 1512. Although the reign of these kings was between 1483 and 1517, the Navarrese coins minted in the name of Francisco Febo until 1487

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Navarrese Coins and Accounts of King Francis Phoebus

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King Francis Phoebus is not a well-known king in modern Navarre, having died at the age of just fourteen, after inheriting the throne from his grandmother Eleanor of Trastamara. A member of the Foix family, sovereign lord of Bearn through his grandfather and father's succession, he held the crown for four years, between 1479 and January 1483, before abdicating to his sister Catherine. Some believe that he died of tuberculosis,

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Coinage Accounts of the Old Mint of Donapaleu/Saint Palais

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In the previous section, we explained the monetary report sent by Paulo Girardi to the reformer Guillaume le Soterel. In that introduction, we presented the influence this report had on the coins minted at the beginning of the reign of Charles II. Charles II was crowned on June 27, 1350, in the cathedral of Pamplona. Shortly thereafter, in November, the courts of Estella approved a minting tax with the aim of minting a new Navarrese currency. New Navarrese currency

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Bertrand de la Lande, Navarrese Works of the Bayonne Mint Chief

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Today we will be investigating Bertrand de la Lande, a citizen of Bayonne and lord of the village of Gayon in Bearn. Bertrand was appointed mintmaster of the mints of Navarre and Bearn on November 30, 1589, a few months after King Henry III of Navarre became King Henry IV of France. Our Bertrand obtained a six-year loan agreement with Morlaas, Pau

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