Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Ecus of Flanders were issued in 1685 to circulate in the "conquered countries" of northern France. As soon as 1690, they became legal tender in the Southern Netherlands and remained in circulation until 1810 - in contrast with their early demonetization in France (1710). This article, based on the analysis of decrees and almanacs of Southern Netherlands, investigates the reasons of this adoption and of this longevity, linked to military occupations and a structural dearth of tender. It explores the successive names of this coinage, among which "cara(m)bole", attested since 1723 and probably linked to the Spanish word carambola (billiard, deception). |
