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A look at the Bayonne Mint – Part 1, Hammer by hammer

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Gaur egungo euskal lurraldeetan izandako txanponetxe emankor eta oparoena Baionako txanponetxea izan zen. XVI eta XVII. mendeetan zehar, Nafarroako erresumaren txanpongintzaren garrantzia eta oparutasuna txikiagotzen zen bitartean (bietan bai Nafarroa Garaian eta bai Behenafarroan), Baiona Frantziako txanponetxe garrantzitsuenetakoa izatera iritsi zen. Hala ere, Baionako txanponketak frantziar erregeen agintepean eta izenpean egin ziren einean, Nafar txanpongintzak […]

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Berdabio, the Bertsolari Counterfeiter of Navarre

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Atsegin dut Podcast-ak entzutea. Normalean historiaren eta historioen ingurukoak entzuten ditut. Euskarazko podcast-en artean, Kirmen Uriberen New Yorkeko Munduak, Paperezko Itsasoa, La Biblioteca Perdida-ren Iraganeko Kronikak eta Zuzeu Podcast-en Euskal Gaizkileak saioak entzuten ditut maiz. Ain zuzen ere, duela aste batzuk Euskal Gaizkileak saioaren „Berdabioko Atea“ emanaldia entzuten ibili nintzen. Eta zer arraio, historio honetan

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Queen Joanne's Pau Testons

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Reign: Joan III. Queen of Navarre, Joan I. Lady of Béarn Type: Teston Year: 1566 Mint: Pau Mint Edge: Irregular Edge Engraving: ————– Metal: Silver (about 898 thousandths) Diameter: 28 mm Weight: 9.41 gr Quantity: 292,320 testons and half testons between 1564 and 1566 Mintage: Pressed by flywheel, silver rolled by mill Mintmaster: Étienne Bergeron (Land of the Moon)

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Navarre Shall Be the Wonder of the World

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“Navarre shall be the wonder of the world”… these words were uttered by the English writer Shakespeare in the play “Love's Lavour's Lost” to King Ferdinand of Navarre. Shakespeare wrote this play in the mid-1590s, and although he named the king of Navarre Ferdinand, the Navarre mentioned in it is the Navarre of Henry III, consisting of Lower Navarre and Bearn, around the end of the 16th century.

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When Spanish Language Appeared on Basque coins

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As we saw in the previous entry (link), the French Revolution brought about a complete change in the patterns of coins in the North. But what was happening in the South at the same time? Well, at the time of the revolution in France, the kingdom of Spain was still rooted in the old regime. Through the use of Latin, the coinage indicated that the king's power had a divine origin. Several kings passed, but

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When French Language appeared on Basque coins

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As we saw in the previous entry (link), the French Revolution brought about a complete change in European political thought. This change took place throughout the 19th century in different European territories, where the creation and expansion of the nation-state occurred as the century passed. At the same time that the old regime was fading away, new nation-states began to build the foundations of their symbols, myths and structures.

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The Restruck 10 reales of Ferdinand VII

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Reign: Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ferdinand III of Navarre. Liberal Triennial Type: 10 Reales Reissued Year: The year 1821 is indicated on the coin, between January and June 1822 Mint: Provisional Mint of Bilbao Edge: Fluted Edge Engraving: ————– Metal: Silver (about 917 thousandths, law of 11 coins) Diameter: 34 mm Weight: 13.10 gr Mintage: By wheel press Mintmaster: Manuel Domingo

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Henry II and Linguae Vasconum Primitiae

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Another very important contribution of Henry II was his support for the creation of written Basque literature. After the priest Bernard Etxepare wrote “Linguae vasconum primitiae”, the first book to be printed in Basque, it was published in Bordeaux in 1545, after receiving financial support from Henry. The only known copy of the book Linguae Vasconum Primitiae is kept in the Bibliothèque de France in Paris. The significance of this event

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