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1 Soldo - Victor Amadeus III
| Issuer | Piedmont-Sardinia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1773-1789 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A bold cross pattée with fleur-de-lis terminals occupies the central field, topped by a royal crown above the uppermost arm. Four small quatrefoil ornaments fill the angles between the cross arms. The date appears in the upper portion of the legend, which encircles the design within a beaded border. The full Latin inscription reads VIC.AM.D.G.REX.SAR.CYP.ET.IER, citing Victor Amadeus III's royal titles as King of Sardinia, Cyprus, and Jerusalem. |
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Victor Amadeus III spent much of his reign attempting to stabilize Piedmont-Sardinia's fractured monetary system, which had been flooded with debased and counterfeit small coinage for decades. The soldo in billon was part of a broader recoinage effort in the 1770s aimed at bringing fractional denominations under tighter royal control — a persistent problem for a state wedged between French and Austrian monetary spheres. The type ran for sixteen years without design change, which itself reflects administrative inertia more than monetary confidence.