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Cadière d`Anne de Bretagne de 1498
| Issuer | Brittany (fantasy) |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) plated silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Reproduction of the 1498 cadière of Anne de Bretagne, struck in gold-plated silver in the manner of the original medieval gold coin. The obverse bears a central design consistent with the period coinage of Anne, Duchess of Brittany and Queen of France, surrounded by a Latin legend identifying her as queen and duchess. The inscriptions include her name and titles in the characteristic Gothic numismatic style of late 15th-century French royal coinage, with the devotional phrase SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM appearing in the field or legend. The overall composition faithfully evokes the artistic conventions of the original late medieval prototype. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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This is a modern fantasy piece, not a historical coin. No "cadière" denomination was struck for Anne de Bretagne in 1498 or at any other point — the issue is a collector novelty capitalizing on Anne's enduring cultural profile as the last independent Duchess of Brittany and twice Queen of France. Anne died in 1514; by 1498 her first marriage to Charles VIII was already six years old and Breton monetary autonomy was effectively curtailed.