We will now explain the origin of the new motto or image text used by the coinage of the royal house of Navarre during the reign of Henry II “the Squirrel”, namely GRATIA DEI SVM ID QVOD SVM. This Latin image text can be translated as “By the grace of God, I am what I am”, but where do its roots come from and why did Henry establish it? Henry’s parents, Juan and Caterina, and in the same way […]
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This week marks 495 years since the Navarrese king Henry of Labrite escaped from the fortress of Pavia. This king is of fundamental importance in the history of the Basque language, but the events and anecdotes of his life are worthy of several books and films. In the following entries we will discuss Henry's life and coinage; we will not have time to get bored. Henry of Labrite, Henry
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Charles VII – Historical Context: 1872-1876, the second Carlist war in the Basque Country The historical context is conditioned by the overthrow of Isabel II in 1868, by the revolution known as “La Gloriosa”. This will give way to a six-year revolutionary period, until the Bourbon monarchy was restored by Alfonso XII at the end of 1874. During this period of barely six years, a provisional government
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Conquest: Charles VII of Bourbon and Austria-Este, Carlist king, II. Carlist War Type: 10 Pesetas centimo Year: 1875 Mint: Oñati, Gipuzkoa. Series of 100,000, between October and December 1875 Edge: Plain Metal: Copper or Bronze Diameter: 30 mm Weight: 10.0 g. Mintage: Mintage Machine, Thonnelier or Thonnelier-Fossey Press perhaps Mintmaster: Unknown, initials OT, perhaps Oñati
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