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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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| Obverse description | The oval arms of Bologna, quartered with the city's characteristic cross and diagonal band, displayed within an ornate baroque cartouche surmounted by a cherub's head flanked by scrolling acanthus foliage. The shield is rendered in high relief with detailed engraving of the heraldic charges. The design is anepigraphic, with no surrounding legend, the entire field occupied by the elaborately framed coat of arms. The word LIBE, an abbreviation of LIBERTAS (Freedom), the traditional motto of Bologna, appears on the shield itself. |
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| Obverse lettering | LIBE (Translation: Freedom) |
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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.