View source for Papal States 1787 1/2 doppia d'oro Fr-247

[[Image:Papal St Fr-247 obv Tom F.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection]]
[[Image:Papal St Fr-247 rev Tom F.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This type was issued 1776-87 for Pius VI (1774-99). After striking zecchini fairly steadily 1738-84, the denomination was suddenly dropped in favor of a series of ''mezze doppie'' (Fr-247), ''doppie'' ([[Papal States 1786 doppia d'oro Fr-246|Fr-246]]) and ''due doppie'' (Fr-245). The type doesn't fit into the already chaotic papal coinage system nor does it match the doppie of her neighbors, such as Naples and Sardinia. The series was also minted in Bologna (see [[Papal States 1786 2 doppie Fr-385|Fr-385]]).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 2.73 g, .917 fine gold, .080 troy oz AGW. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-247; KM 1050, [[On the coinage of the Papal States|Ber-2956]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Berman, Allen G., ''Papal Coins,'' South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.

''Link to:''
* [[Papal States 1780 scudo Dav-1471|1780 scudo]]
* [[Papal States 1786 zecchino Fr-393|1786 zecchino, Bologna]]
* [[Papal States 1786 doppia d'oro Fr-246|1786 ''doppia'']]
* [[Papal States 1786 2 doppie Fr-385|1786 ''due doppie'', Bologna mint]]
* [[Papal States 1786 10 zecchini Fr-390|1786 10 zecchini]]
* [[Papal States (1787) baiocco|(1787) baiocco]]
* [[Papal States (1787) grosso|(1787) grosso]]
* [[Papal States 1787 doppia d'oro Fr-246|1787 ''doppia d'oro'']]
* [[Papal States 1787-GP doppia d'oro Fr-386|1787-GP ''doppia d'oro'', Bologna mint]]
* [[Papal States 1787 2 doppie Fr-385|1787 2 doppie]]
* [[Papal States 1787 5 zecchini Fr-391|1787 5 zecchini]]
* [[Papal States 1787 10 zecchini Fr-390|1787 10 zecchini]]
* [[Papal States 1789 4 bolognini|1789 4 bolognini]]
* [[Papal States (1802)-R doppia Fr-248]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1787]]
* return to coins of the [[Vatican|Papal States]]

[[Category:Selections from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection]]