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Weight and Law of Basque Coins

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Ferrer Bassa i taller. Escena de pesatge de monedes d’or amb un trabuquet o balança de plats triangulars. Salteri anglo-català de París, avui a la Biblioteca Nacional de França, 1333-1348. Fotografia del facsímil de l’obra editat per Moleiro editors. Biblioteca Joaquim Folch i Torres del Museu Nacional.

Among the objects presented by the Basque Museum of Bayonne are five standard weights from this city. These weights were placed in the town hall in 1788 with the intention of being used as standard weights. They have a cylindrical shape and are pierced at the top by a hole through which a movable ring can be placed. The faces of the cylinder depict the image of the coat of arms of the city of Bayonne. The weights kept in the Basque Museum of Bayonne […]

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

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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 hammered 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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