Soldo
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The soldo was an Italian silver coin, issued for the first time in the late 12th century at Milan by Emperor Henry VI.[1] The name derives from the late Roman coin solidus.[2]
History
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As time passed, the soldo started to be coined in billon and, from the 18th century, in copper. During the reign of Leopoldo II of Tuscany (19th century), it was worth three quattrini. The Napoleonic reformation of Italian coinage (early 19th century) made it worth 5 centesimi, while 20 soldi were needed to form a lira.
The term, used in medieval times to designate the pay of soldiers, became its synonym in both Italian and German (as Sold).
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.David Murray Fox; Wolfgang Ernst (2016). Money in the Western Legal Tradition: Middle Ages to Bretton Woods. Oxford University Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-19-870474-4.
- ^ "Soldo". Merriam-Webster.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christopher Kleinhenz (2 August 2004). Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-135-94880-1.
External links
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