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1/2 Soldo - Charles Louis
| Issuer | Tuscany, Grand Duchy of |
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| Year | 1805 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the denomination legend MEZZO SOLDO inscribed in two lines within a raised octagonal cartouche, itself set within a rectangular frame, all occupying the majority of the field. The plain field surrounding the cartouche is unadorned, with the milled border of radiating dashes encircling the entire reverse. The stark, utilitarian design is characteristic of small copper coinage of the Kingdom of Etruria under French influence. |
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| Reverse lettering | MEZZO SOLDO |
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Charles Louis of Bourbon, installed as ruler of Tuscany in 1803 after Napoleon reorganized the region into the Kingdom of Etruria, issued copper fractional coinage that circulated alongside a chaotic mix of French, Austrian, and earlier Tuscan pieces. His reign was short and largely nominal — real authority ran through Paris. By 1807, Napoleon had dissolved the Kingdom of Etruria entirely, absorbing Tuscany into the French Empire and rendering these small coppers obsolete within a few years of striking.