Soldo

This article deals with the coin called the soldo; for the Croatian soccer player see Zvonimir Soldo , for the Austrian soccer player see Ambrozije Soldo and Marko Soldo and for length and area see Soldo (unit) .

Soldo, Milan, image of St. Ambrose, late 13th century

Soldo is the name of an Italian coin (in plural Soldi ). The coin was first used in Milan at the end of the 12th century by Emperor Heinrich VI minted in silver with a weight of 1.25 g. It spread rapidly throughout Italy , but gradually fell in value, so that it was finally minted first in billon , i.e. as an ingot, and then in copper in the 18th century .

A soldo had 12 denari. 20 Soldi made up one lira (one pound of silver).

Under Napoleon's rule , 100 Centesimi = 20 Soldi = 1 Lira . Even after the introduction of the Kingdom of Italy, when no more Soldi were minted, the name Soldo was retained by the people for the 5 centesimi coin.

The name of the soldo is derived from the name solidus for a late Roman / Byzantine coin. Related to the soldo are also the French coins sol (coin) and sou , the shilling , as well as the nuevo sol in Peru .

The German term Sold is derived from Soldo .

literature

• Joseph Johann von Littrow , Carl Ludwig von Littrow : JJ v. Litrow's comparison of the most excellent measures, weights and coins with those used in the Austrian imperial state. Beck, 1844, pp. 94, 114.
• Johann Friedrich Krüger : Complete manual of the coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world. Gottfried Basse, Quedlinburg / Leipzig 1830, p. 319.