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| Issuer | Ragusa, Republic of |
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| Year | 1801 |
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| Currency | Tallero (1294-1803) |
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| Obverse description | Full-length facing figure of Saint Blaise (San Biagio), patron and protector of the Ragusan Republic, vested in episcopal robes and mitre, holding a crozier in his left hand and a model of the city in his right. The saint stands centrally in the field, rendered in a stylized medieval manner consistent with Ragusan coinage tradition. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy, incorporating the date of issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | PROT・REIP・RHAGUSIN・1801 (Translation: Protector of Ragusan Republic PROT(ector) REIPU(blicae) RHAGUSI(nae)) |
| Reverse description | The denomination expressed in two lines of Latin text, reading GROS / SETTI / VI, occupying the central field. An olive or laurel branch frames the inscription in a decorative wreath-like arrangement around the periphery of the field, a design element characteristic of late Ragusan Republic coinage. |
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