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1 Soldo
| Issuer | Republic of Ragusa |
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| Year | 1678-1797 |
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| Currency | Tallero (1294-1803) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of Saint Vlaho (Saint Blaise), the patron saint of Ragusa, depicted in full episcopal regalia with mitre and vestments, set above a tiered stepped base or altar-like structure rendered in a brick pattern. The saint's effigy occupies the central field, with the circular legend surrounding the design. The style is characteristic of Ragusan coinage of the late 17th and 18th centuries. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Ragusa maintained nominal Ottoman suzerainty throughout this coin's entire production window, paying an annual tribute in exchange for the autonomy that kept its merchant fleet operating across the eastern Mediterranean. That arrangement, renewed repeatedly from the 15th century onward, meant the Republic could strike its own copper without interference — a commercial necessity for a city-state whose economy ran on small transactions at the harbor. The soldo served port commerce for over a century without a design change, which is itself a political statement about Ragusan institutional conservatism.