Sequin (coin) who was prominently depicted on it, it was called the ', after the Zecca (mint) of Venice, since 1543 when Venice began minting a silver coin also called a ducat. The name of the mint ultimately derives from ("), meaning a coin mould or die. In some regions, in later centuries, this type of coins were stitched to women's clothing such as headdresses – this eventually led to the origin of the more modern word "sequins" to denote small shiny, circular decorations. Following the Venetian model, similar coins were used for centuries throughout the Mediterranean. After two hundred years of
Mint of Navarre and Béarn and records. In Béarnese, one sees the name "secque" (also "seque" and "socques"), as well as "moneda" and "monederie", to designate the mint or monetary workshop. The Béarnese "secque" has the same meaning as "zecca" in Italian, and is most likely directly derived from the Arabic word "sekkah" (English: a die used to strike coins), because of the proximity to Spain. The three mints still functioning as of the 15th century were subcontracted out to third parties who ran them privately under licenses renewable every six years. They minted coins of differing values in the name of, and for the