Papal States 1795 scudo Dav-1475

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This date is a one year type struck in 1795 for Pius VI (1775-99) at the Bologna mint. In Bologna, one scudo = 100 bolognini. The scudo superseded the piastra after 1740.

Recorded mintage: unknown but available.

Specification: 26.42 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM 324 (listed under Bologna), Davenport-1475, Ber-3040.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.

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