Historical Context

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

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1640. urte hamarkadan txanpon erreforma berri bat eman zen Frantziako erresuman. Erreforma honen barne, txanpon mota berriak sortu ziren, pisu eta balio berriekin. Baina horrez gain, mailu bidezko txanpon langintza debekatu eta Jean Varin-ek (edo Warin-ek) bultzatutako bolantezko prentsa bidezko txanpongintza derrigortu zen erresuma guztian. Helburua, honako honetan ere, txanpon aleen kalitatea hobetzea eta ondorioz […]

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

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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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When French Language appeared on Basque coins

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As we saw in the previous entry (link), the French Revolution brought about a complete change in European political thought. This change took place throughout the 19th century in different European territories, where the creation and expansion of the nation-state occurred as the century passed. At the same time that the old regime was fading away, new nation-states began to build the foundations of their symbols, myths and structures.

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