1 Scudo - Gregory XVI

Reverse

Value and date within wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SCVDO
1845

Engraver: Cerbara

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Following the 1835 monetary reform in the Papal States, the scudos were modified:
Obverse: Pope's cassock motifs.
Obverse: different design.
The title was lowered and the weight increased.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Suite à la réforme monétaire de 1835 dans les états pontificaux, les scudos ont été modifiés :
Avers : Motifs de la soutane du pape.
Revers : graphisme différent.
Le titre abaissé et un poids augmenté.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 1 Scudo coin from the Papal States, minted during the reign of Gregory XVI (1835-1846), is that it was the first coin to feature a portrait of the Pope on one side and an image of the Roman Catholic Church's patron saint, St. Peter, on the other. This design was a departure from the previous papal coins, which had typically featured an image of the Pope alone. This change in design was seen as a symbol of the Pope's commitment to the Catholic Church and its teachings.

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