In Silver, There Is The Scudo
Of Six Livres, The Mezzo Scudo Of Three; And The Quarto, Or Pezza
Di Trenta Soldi:
But all these are very scarce.
We seldom see any
gold and silver coin, but the loui'dore, and the six, and three-livre
Pieces of France; a sure sign that the French suffer by
their contraband commerce with the Nissards. The coin chiefly
used at market is a piece of copper silvered, that passes for
seven sols and a half; another of the same sort, valued two sols
and a half. They have on one side the impression of the king's
head; and on the other, the arms of Savoy, with a ducal crown,
inscribed with his name and titles. There are of genuine copper,
pieces of one sol, stamped on one side with a cross fleuree; and
on the reverse, with the king's cypher and crown, inscribed as
the others: finally, there is another small copper piece, called
piccalon, the sixth part of a sol, with a plain cross, and on the
reverse, a slip-knot surmounted with a crown; the legend as
above. The impression and legend on the gold and silver coins,
are the same as those on the pieces of seven sols and a half. The
livre of Piedmont consists of twenty sols, and is very near of
the same value as an English shilling: ten sols, therefore, are
equal to six-pence sterling. Butcher's meat in general sells at
Nice for three sols a pound; and veal is something dearer:
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