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5 Bolognini - Clement XII Palm wreath
| Issuer | Bologna (Papal States) |
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| Year | 1738-1740 |
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| Currency | Scudo (1534-1835) |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and date are inscribed in three lines reading CINQVE / BOLOGNI / NI. / 1739, with the date enclosed within a pair of curved palm fronds at the base, all contained within an ornate wreath of stylised palm branches that open symmetrically to frame the legend. A beaded border runs around the entire circumference. The bold, well-spaced Roman lettering occupies the full field, with the archaic spelling CINQVE for CINQUE characteristic of the period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Clement XII — born Lorenzo Corsini, elected pope at 78 and blind for much of his pontificate — governed Bologna through legates while physically incapable of overseeing the administration himself. His reign saw the first papal condemnation of Freemasonry in 1738, the same year this small silver denomination entered circulation. Bologna's mint operated under tight legatine oversight during these years, and the MIR varieties distinguished here reflect minor die progressions across a three-year window rather than any policy change.