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1 Sovrano - Leopold II
| Issuer | Milan, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1790-1792 |
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| Currency | Scudo (?-1796) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Leopold II facing right, his hair arranged in flowing locks tied with a ribbon, the laurel wreath rendered in fine detail. The mintmark 'M' for Milan appears in the lower field below the truncation. The encircling legend reads in abbreviated Latin, identifying the sovereign by his imperial and royal titles, separated by interpuncts. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Leopold II's Milan sovrano series covers an exceptionally compressed window — he became Holy Roman Emperor in February 1790 following Joseph II's death, and the Milan mint was striking in his name almost immediately, yet he himself died in March 1792 after barely two years on the throne. The brevity of the reign, combined with the political turbulence of revolutionary France pressing against the Lombard border, kept production volumes modest across all three calendar years of the issue.