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1/2 soldo type II
| Issuer | Duchy of Savoy |
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| Year | 1631-1634 |
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| Value | 1/2 Soldo (1⁄40) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1631 - (fr) atelier Turin Verceil - 1632 - (fr) atelier Turin Verceil - 1634 - (fr) atelier Turin Verceil - |
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Victor Amadeus I issued this type during a period of acute fiscal strain — Savoy had been drawn into the Thirty Years' War and French troops occupied much of the duchy's western territories. Billon coinage of reduced fineness was the predictable result, with the mint at Turin striking small denominations to keep petty commerce functional while silver was diverted to military finance.
The MIR 720 classification distinguishes this as the second type within the series, differentiated from the first by die details that Biaggi codified in his corpus of Savoyard coinage.