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1/2 Scudo
| Issuer | Republic of Genoa |
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| Year | 1567-1636 |
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| Currency | Scudo (1528-1797) |
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| Reverse description | A bold plain cross divides the field into four quarters, each containing a six-pointed star positioned at the angle of the cross arms. The entire central device is enclosed within a beaded inner circle, beyond which a Latin circular legend invoking the Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II runs to the periphery. The engraver's initials, representing Ieronimus Viglevanus, are incorporated within the legend as the letters I and V. The overall composition follows the established Genoese ecclesiastical-heraldic tradition of the period. |
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| Mintage | 1567 B-G A-S - - 1569 B-G A-S - - 1570 L-B - - 1571 L-B - - 1572 L-B - - 1573 L-B - - 1575 L-B - - 1577 L-B - - 1594 I-V - - 1598 P-P I-V - - 1600 I-V - - 1603 I-V - - 1604 I-V - - 1607 H-P - - 1608 H-P - - 1609 H-P - - 1610 M-C - - 1611 M-C - - 1612 M-C - - 1613 M-C - - 1614 M-C - - 1615 I-Z - - 1618 IB-D-N - - 1622 G-F - - 1623 G-F - - 1624 G-F - - 1625 G-F - - 1626 - - 1627 - - 1628 - - 1629 - - 1630 IB-D-N - - 1631 - - 1632 - - 1633 - - 1634 IB-D-N - - 1635 IB-S - - 1636 IB-S - - |
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Genoa's scudo denomination was introduced as the republic scrambled to maintain a competitive trade coin against the Spanish pieces of eight flooding Mediterranean markets after the mid-sixteenth century. The half scudo filled the practical gap in large-denomination silver for the republic's banking houses, which were among the most influential in Europe — Genoese financiers were, for much of this period, the primary creditors of the Spanish crown itself.
The MIR 225/1 variety spans nearly seven decades of output across multiple doge administrations, making die attribution a genuinely complex exercise. Collectors should note that weight consistency across the type is poor.