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Duchy of Parma and Piacenza

The Duchy of Parma and Piacenza was an Italian state created in 1545 for the Farnese family.

Kind: duchy
Region: Southern Europe, Europe
Recorded period: 1545 – 1859

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Scudo, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma restores calm in the Bishopric of Cologne

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Scudo, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma restores calm in the Bishopric of Cologne

1590

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man within legend. Reverse: Abundance with horn and lily between river god and dog with coat of arms within legend; exergue; date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-480; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…

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