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Cornish currency has been issued in various forms since medieval times and possibly earlier. One early story tells that the Cornish people raised the money by popular subscription to pay a ransom for the release of the Duke of Cornwall Richard the Lionheart. The 15 Bezants on the arms of the Duke of Cornwall are said to represent the money raised. In heraldry bezants are gold discs (roundels).

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