Luis III

The Last Nine Issues of Donapaleu

3 Comments / Donapaleu Mint, Louis III (1643-1715), Kingdom of Navarre /

Last week, we watched the Argentine film “Nueve Reinas” at home with our children. In this film, they tell the story of nine extraordinary stamps from the Weimar Republic. I was wondering, does Basque coinage have its own nine queens? Yes, sir, but in this case, we should call it the nine kings! The name of the Dutch sculptor and engraver Jean Warin is known and honored […]

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The Reflection of the Navarrese Problem in Coinage – Part 1

3 Comments / Kingdom of Navarre /

It should already be known that the King of Aragon, called Ferdinand the Catholic, attacked and conquered the Kingdom of Navarre in July 1512. The attack was carried out with troops from the Kingdom of Castile, although we should call Ferdinand the usurper, since he was also the viceroy of his daughter Queen Juana in the Kingdom of Castile. Initially, Ferdinand forged a papal bull to justify his attack.

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