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Blanca - Juan y Blanca
| Issuer | Navarre, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1425-1446 |
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| Value | 1 Blank (1 Blanca) (1⁄72) |
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| Obverse lettering | I Z B DEI GRA REX Z RGA NAVARRE (Translation: John and Blanche King and Queen of Navarre by the grace of God) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The blanca issued jointly under Juan and Blanca of Navarre reflects one of the more unusual constitutional arrangements in Iberian history: Blanca II was the legitimate heir, but her marriage to Juan of Aragon made him co-ruler, a title he exercised with increasing dominance. When Blanca died in 1441, Juan refused to cede the kingdom to their son Carlos de Viana — triggering a civil war that would consume Navarre for decades. These coins predate that rupture, struck during the period when the partnership still held nominal legitimacy.