Les Trois Mousquetaires - D'Artagnan. On this obverse, D'Artagnan is shown in the second-low position. In the background on the left, jewels refer to the main plot of the novel: the queen's earrings [les ferrets de la reine]. On the right, ears of wheat and an armed lion, symbols of the coat of arms of Gascony, are placed in front of a map of Gascony, a reminder of the character's origins.