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[[File:Ludovico Di Teck - Soldo.jpg|thumb|A soldo of the [[Patriarchate of Aquileia (state)|Patriarchate of Aquileia]] issued during the reign of [[Louis of Teck]] (1412–1420).]]
[[File:Ludovico Di Teck - Soldo.jpg|thumb|A soldo of the [[Patriarchate of Aquileia (state)|Patriarchate of Aquileia]] issued during the reign of [[Louis of Teck]] (1412–1420).]]


The '''soldo''' was an Italian medieval silver coin, issued for the first time in the late 12th century at [[Milan]] by Emperor [[Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VI]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=David Murray Fox|author2=Wolfgang Ernst|title=Money in the Western Legal Tradition: Middle Ages to Bretton Woods|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VC3oCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA257|year=2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-870474-4|page=257}}</ref> The name derives from the late Roman coin ''[[Solidus (coin)|solidus]]''.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldo Soldo]. merriam-webster.com</ref>
The '''soldo''' was an Italian medieval silver coin, issued for the first time in the late 12th century at [[Milan]] by Emperor [[Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VI]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=David Murray Fox|author2=Wolfgang Ernst|title=Money in the Western Legal Tradition: Middle Ages to Bretton Woods|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VC3oCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA257|year=2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-870474-4|page=257}}</ref> The name derives from the late Roman coin ''[[Solidus (coin)|solidus]]''.<ref>"[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldo Soldo]". Merriam-Webster.</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 00:26, 10 February 2024

For other uses, see Soldo (surname).
A soldo of the Patriarchate of Aquileia issued during the reign of Louis of Teck (1412–1420).

The soldo was an Italian medieval 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

See also: History of coins in Italy

It quickly became widespread in Italy, where it was coined in Genoa, Bologna, and numerous other cities. In Venice, the soldo was minted from the reign of Francesco Dandolo onward, remaining in use also after the republic's dissolution in 1797 and during the Austrian occupation, until 1862. In the 14th century Florence, a soldo equaled 1⁄20 of a lira and 12 denari.[3]

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 cents, 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Soldo". Merriam-Webster.
  3. ^ Christopher Kleinhenz (2 August 2004). Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 267. ISBN 978-1-135-94880-1.
  • Media related to Soldo at Wikimedia Commons
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