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W. C a r e w H a z l i t t Coinage of the European Continent

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Fusil,<br />

2O2<br />

The Coins <strong>of</strong> Europe<br />

sion <strong>of</strong> Francis <strong>of</strong> Lorraine to <strong>the</strong> throne <strong>of</strong> Etruria in 1737. There is<br />

<strong>the</strong> half. The designation was retained by his successors for some time.<br />

Franc/io, a form <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> French franc used in <strong>the</strong> Napoleonic kingdom<br />

<strong>of</strong> Etruria, and in that <strong>of</strong> Westphalia, 1806-13.<br />

Francois (for, <strong>the</strong> name given to <strong>the</strong> gold ducat <strong>of</strong> Lorraine under<br />

Francois II. (1726-37). Comp. Francesconc.<br />

Frank, a form <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> franc struck in Switzerland in silver, and in gold<br />

in 5 and 10 frank pieces for <strong>the</strong> Napoleonic kingdom <strong>of</strong> Westphalia.<br />

Frignaccho, fricaccnse, or frisaccho, <strong>the</strong> name given in public documents<br />

to <strong>the</strong> danaro <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> patriarchate <strong>of</strong> Aquileia, c. 1410.<br />

Froedrich, <strong>the</strong> name sometimes given to <strong>the</strong> gold ducat <strong>of</strong> Frederic<br />

II. <strong>of</strong> Prussia. It was also struck by his fa<strong>the</strong>r Frederic William<br />

(1713-40). There is <strong>the</strong> half <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> former and <strong>the</strong> third <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> latter.<br />

Funfer, a Swiss billon piece = 5 haller, struck by a convention in 1450<br />

between Berne, Fribourg, Lausanne, Solothurn, and Wiflisburg.<br />

a silver coin <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> i$th c.<br />

belonging to Hasselt, near Lille, and<br />

to <strong>the</strong> See <strong>of</strong> Liege (isth c.) with <strong>the</strong> half and double.<br />

Fyrke, <strong>the</strong> name on a small copper coin <strong>of</strong> Gustavus Adolphus, King<br />

<strong>of</strong> Sweden, 1627.<br />

Galley halfpence. See Suskin.<br />

Callus-pfenning, a billon coin <strong>of</strong> St. Gall, Switzerland, with <strong>the</strong> bust<br />

<strong>of</strong> a saint, struck ei<strong>the</strong>r for <strong>the</strong> abbey or city, or both, 1373-1415.<br />

Gazzcfta, a Venetian copper coin = 2 soldi, <strong>of</strong> which variant types were<br />

struck for <strong>the</strong> several colonies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> republic probably in most cases at<br />

home. One has Corf. Zant. Cef. for Corfu, Zante, and Cephalonia ;<br />

ano<strong>the</strong>r Dalma. Et A/dan. Of <strong>the</strong> latter <strong>the</strong>re are pieces marked /. and<br />

//., and varieties. The gazzetta seems only ano<strong>the</strong>r name for <strong>the</strong> earlier<br />

colonial tornesc. These pieces rarely occur except in <strong>the</strong> issues <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

last century, and even <strong>the</strong>n in sorry state. They were, as a rule, very<br />

roughly struck. They covered <strong>the</strong> whole area <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Venetian colonial<br />

possessions Candia, Cyprus, <strong>the</strong> Morea, <strong>the</strong> Ionian : Isles, Istria, Dalmatia,<br />

and Albania ;<br />

and those for <strong>the</strong> Isles and <strong>the</strong> Morea include <strong>the</strong><br />

word Armata in <strong>the</strong> legend, as though <strong>the</strong>y were also applicable to <strong>the</strong><br />

pay <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ships on foreign stations.<br />

Gazseffino, <strong>the</strong> name borne by a small Venetian coin under <strong>the</strong> Doge<br />

Leonardo Loredano (1501-21). A diminutive, perhaps, for domestic use <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> colonial gazzetta.<br />

s'<br />

Gchelmdcdaalder, a silver coin with <strong>the</strong> helmeted shield, i6th c.<br />

Heerenberg, Batenborg, etc.<br />

Gehelmde groot, a groat <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same type. Holland. i6th c.<br />

Gcnevoise, <strong>the</strong> ecu <strong>of</strong> Geneva = 80 sols or 1 2 florins <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> old standard.<br />

1 8th c. (1794).<br />

Genovino, a gold coin <strong>of</strong> Genoa dating back to <strong>the</strong> imperial or<br />

Conrad period (i3th-i4th c.). There is <strong>the</strong> | and <strong>the</strong> j. It corresponds

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