bezant

UK /ˈbɛzənt/ US /ˈbɛzənt/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.

2

A roundel or (that is, a golden circle), the heraldic representation of a gold coin.

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; [...].

noun

1

Alternative letter-case form of bezant.

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