Meaning of bezant | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.
2. Alternative letter-case form of bezant.
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3. A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.

Equivalents

Examples

“One and All is the motto of the County of Cornwall, used below the coat-of-arms, which is a shield embracing fifteen bezants, or golden roundels, on a black ground; [...].”

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