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A look at the Bayonne Mint – Part 2, Presses at work

In the 1640s, a new coinage reform took place in the Kingdom of France. As part of this reform, new types of coins were created, with new weights and values. But in addition, the hammer-made coinage was banned and the coinage by the flywheel press promoted by Jean Varin (or Warin) was made mandatory throughout the kingdom. The aim, once again, was to improve the quality of the coins and, as a result, […]

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

The most prolific and prosperous mint in the current Basque territories was the mint of Bayonne. During the 16th and 17th centuries, while the importance and richness of the coinage of the Kingdom of Navarre declined (both in Upper Navarre and Lower Navarre), Bayonne became one of the most important mints in France. However, since the coins of Bayonne were minted under the authority and in the name of the French kings, the Navarrese mint

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