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1 Scudo d'oro del sole
| Uitgever | Republic of Lucca |
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| Jaar | 1552 |
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| Graveur(s) | Serantoni |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Within a beaded border, the arms of Lucca — a shield divided diagonally, adorned with acanthus leaf and scroll mantling — occupies the central field. The date is divided on either side of a radiant sun symbol, and the surrounding Latin legend names Charles V as Emperor along with the city's motto LIBERTAS. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | 15 ☀ 52 • CAROLVS • IMPERATOR • LIBERTAS |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Lucca's scudo del sole took its name from the sun emblem borrowed from French royal coinage — the *écu au soleil* — a deliberate visual alignment with French prestige at a moment when the small republic was navigating the predatory competition between France and the Habsburgs for dominance over northern Italy. Lucca managed to remain formally independent through the entire period, a remarkable feat of diplomatic neutrality that its coinage quietly reinforced by borrowing imagery from whichever power was most useful to flatter.
The 1552 date falls within a narrow window of confirmed striking for this type per MIR#185.