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