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60 Baiocchi - Pius VI Wreath
| Issuer | Papal States |
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| Year | 1796-1799 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1236, Biaggi#2972, Munt#60-63 |
| Obverse description | Central field features the papal coat of arms of Pope Pius VI, depicted as a rounded shield bearing vertical lines (per pale) with a lily plant at base and a shooting star or comet to the lower left, surmounted by the papal tiara and crossed keys of Saint Peter. The arms are flanked on either side by the tasselled cords of a cardinal's hat. Five six-pointed stars are arranged across the upper portion of the shield. The circular Latin legend PIVS·SEXTVS PONT·MAXIMVS·ANNO·XXII runs around the periphery, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Edge | Decorated |
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Pius VI's final years were catastrophic. Napoleon's Italian campaigns forced humiliating concessions — the Treaty of Tolentino in February 1797 stripped the papacy of Avignon, the Legations, and 30 million livres in indemnities. These billon issues were struck against the backdrop of a treasury being systematically gutted, which almost certainly accounts for the debased silver content. When French troops occupied Rome in February 1798 and declared the Roman Republic, Pius was taken prisoner and died in French captivity at Valence in 1799.