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20 Soldi - Alvise Mocenigo I
| Issuer | Republic of Venice |
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| Year | 1572-1577 |
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| Currency | Lira (1471-1618) |
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| Obverse description | St. Mark, patron saint of Venice, is depicted seated to the left, presenting a staff surmounted by a cross and pennant to the kneeling Doge Alvise Mocenigo I, who appears at right in a posture of devotional submission. The composition reflects the Venetian tradition of the investiture scene, conveying both spiritual authority and ducal legitimacy. The mintmaster's initials appear in the exergue below the figures. The encircling legend in Latin identifies the Doge and the Venetian state. |
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| Reverse description | A full-length facing figure of St. Justina, virgin martyr and patron of Padua, is depicted at center holding a palm branch in one hand as an attribute of martyrdom, while placing a crown upon the head of a lion reclining to the right behind her. The numeral '20', denoting the denomination in soldi, appears in the exergue below. The surrounding Latin legend invokes the saint in a devotional formula. The composition is characteristic of Venetian Renaissance coinage, combining heraldic imagery with hagiographic iconography. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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