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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 7886019, member: 87809&quot;]The 120th and last Doge Lodovico Manin, from March 9, 1789 until 1797, when he was forced to abdicate by Napoleon Bonaparte.</p><p>The design of the Venetian gold ducat, or zecchino, remained unchanged for over 500 years, from its introduction in 1284 to the takeover of Venice by Napoleon in 1797. No other coin design has ever been produced over such a long historical period. It was called the zecchino, after the Zecca (mint) of Venice, since 1543 when Venice began minting a silver coin also called a ducat. The name of the mint ultimately derives from Arabic: سكّة‎ (sikka), meaning a coin mould or die.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zecchino, Venice, 1789 - 1797</p><p>20 mm, 3.394 g</p><p>Montenegro 3320; Friedberg 1445; KM 755;</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: Doge kneeling before standing figure of St. Mark. LVDOV•MANIN / S•M• VENET / DVX</p><p>Rev.: Christ standing facing, raising hand in benediction and holding Gospels, surrounded by mandorla containing sixteen stars SIT•T•XPE•DAT•Q•TV / REGIS•ISTE•DVCA</p><p><br /></p><p>In some regions, in later centuries, this type of coins was stitched to women&#039;s clothing such as headdresses – this eventually led to the origin of the more modern word &quot;sequins&quot; to denote small shiny, circular decorations.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has been pierced, maybe used on a piece of clothing?</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1360329[/ATTACH]&nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1360330[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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