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1 Scudo d'Oro - Paul V
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1606 |
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| Value | 1 Scudo |
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| Obverse lettering | PAVLVS٠V٠PONT٠MAX (Translation: Paul 5th Supreme Pontiff) |
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| Mintage | 1606 - A. II |
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Paul V — born Camillo Borghese — was elected in May 1605 after the 27-day pontificate of Leo XI, and his reign would prove among the most legally combative of the early seventeenth century. Within a year of this coin's striking, he placed the entire Republic of Venice under interdict following a dispute over clerical jurisdiction and Venetian laws limiting Church property acquisition. The confrontation lasted nearly a year and drew in both Spain and France as mediators before a negotiated settlement was reached in 1607.
The Borghese papacy was also a period of significant Roman building expenditure — work on St. Peter's Basilica resumed under his direct patronage — which placed persistent pressure on papal finances and informed the minting priorities of his early years.