Luis XIV, Euskal Txanpongintzaren Historia

The Coin of the Pyrenees Peace Treaty

On July 22, 1659, Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Prime Minister of King Louis XIV of France and consequently King Louis III of Navarre, arrived in the Sovereign Principality of Bidaxun. There, at a dinner organized at the end of the day, he was honored and flattered by Antoine III. Sovereign Prince of Bidaxun, Count of Agarmont, Marshal of France, Viceroy of Bearn and Navarre, and Mayor of Bayonne, at his castle in Bidaxun… The Count of Agarmont, […]

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The Last Nine Issues of Donapaleu

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 them nine kings! The name of the Dutch sculptor and engraver Jean Warin is famous and honored.