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1 Quattrino - Carlos III
| Issuer | Milan, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1725-1736 |
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| Currency | Scudo (?-1796) |
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| Obverse lettering | 17?6·CAROLVS·VI·IMP·ET·H·R· |
| Reverse description | An imperial crown displayed above a two-line legend reading MLNI / DVX, the whole enclosed within a wreath of laurel branches tied at the base. The design is centrally composed on the irregular square klippe flan, with the wreath framing the inscription on all sides. The lettering is bold and deeply struck, typical of the Milanese mint's output for small copper denominations. |
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Carlos III here is Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, whose claim to Milan rested on the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht transferring the duchy from Spanish to Habsburg Austrian control. The quattrino was the smallest denomination in Milanese circulation, and copper issues of this period were produced under tight imperial fiscal oversight from Vienna rather than local ducal discretion. Surviving examples in any condition above heavily circulated are genuinely scarce — the denomination saw heavy everyday use and the thin copper fabric was unforgiving.