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Douzain with crosslet - Henri I of Albret
| Issuer | Lordship of Béarn |
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| Year | 1517-1555 |
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| Currency | Livre |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a crowned quartered coat of arms combining the chained escutcheon of Navarre (right quarter) and the cow passant of Béarn (left quarter), the shield surmounted by a royal crown. The arms are set within a rounded cartouche. A circular Latin legend in Gothic-influenced lettering runs along the outer border, separated from the field by a linear rim, reading the titulature of Henri I as king of Navarre and lord of Béarn. The overall style is consistent with early sixteenth-century French feudal hammered coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central motif consists of a crosslet — a cross with small crosslets at each arm — set within a quadrilobe or quatre-foil inner border, all contained within a circular frame. Small pellets or annulets appear at the angles between the lobes. The surrounding field is plain, and a circular Latin legend in capital letters runs along the outer border, separated by a beaded or linear rim, reading the Pauline motto affirming the issuer's identity by divine grace. The design is characteristic of the douzain denomination in feudal French coinage of the first half of the sixteenth century. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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