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Vaquette - Catherine of Navarre
| Issuer | Béarn, Lordship of |
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| Year | 1483-1484 |
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| Diameter | 15 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a standing bovine figure (the 'vaca' or cow, heraldic symbol of Béarn) facing left, depicted in low relief within a plain inner circle. The animal is surmounted by a small crown, emphasizing the sovereign authority of the issuer. The surrounding legend, separated from the central device by a beaded or plain inner border, reads the titulature of Catherine of Navarre in abbreviated Latin. The entire design is characteristic of the crude, informal style typical of hammered billon petites monnaies of late medieval Gascony. |
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| Obverse lettering | ✠ K:DEI G DՈA BEAR (Translation: Catherine, by the grace of god, lord of Bearn.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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