Las arras

The Spanish tradition of Mozarabic origin does not include treating the set of coins as a representation of the bridal dowry or a way of hastening prosperity.

As to the number, the thirteen coins placed inside the decorated boxes, pouches, or trays[1] represent the twelve months of the year and the poor (the thirteenth).

In Filipino and Hispanic weddings, an "arrhae-bearer" or "coin-bearer” is included as a second page in the entourage, in addition to the ring bearer.

This optional Hispanic rite and its Spanish text was approved by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2010.

[4] In 1833 Balzac wrote (Eugénie Grandet): The “marriage dozen” is an old custom sacredly preserved and still in force in many parts of central France.

a dozen antique gold medals of priceless value.In legal terminology, an arras is a civil law contract.