Dobra (Castilian coin)

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Dobra
  1. Dobla; Castilian gold coin. [Pedro, ch. 18: 26; ch. 39: 13, 16, 40; ch. 40: 52]
  2. Doña Blanca doblas: doblas minted on the occasion of Pedro of Castile's marriage to Blanche of Bourbon, possibly with the gold sent by the King of France as her dowry. [Pedro, ch.11: 35-37; ch. 16: 56]
  3. Dobla cruzada: crossed dobla[Pedro, ch. 22: 26]
  4. 1 dobla (Pedro I) = 35 maravedís = 50 marcos
  5. 1 dobla = 40 maravedís (especially minted by Pedro I of Castile to pay the Black Prince)
  6. 1 dobla (Enrique II) = 300 maravedís (after devaluation). [Fernando, ch. 24: 42]
  7. 1 crossed dobla = 5 libras [João1].
  8. 1 gran dobla (Pedro I, Castile) = 10 doblas
  9. Bibl: De Francisco Olmos, José María, 'La moneda de la Castilla bajo medieval. Medio de propaganda e instrumento económico', in II Jornadas Científicas sobre Documentación de la Corona de Castilla (siglos XIII-XV), Madrid, 2003, pp. 298-302.

 

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