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

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The Coins of Europe
Onsa.
See Livra.
Oortje, oordje, or oorf, a double plack or double Hard.
Or, pi. ore, an early Norwegian coin originally 24 penningen and
the loth of the silver mark, but afterward reduced or debased, and
practically equivalent to the Danish and Swedish pieces.
Or, pi. ore, a Danish coin originating in a common source with that of
Sweden, but apparently never issued to pass current for so high a value,
as a modern piece of 5 ore is only equal to the 4th of an early Swedish
or.
O'r, pi. ore, a Swedish copper coin, which dates back to the time of
John III., 1569-92, and underwent certain changes of module and weight,
till it was restored to something like the i6th c. standard in the time of
Frederic I. (1718-49). The ore coined in the first half of the iyth c. were
derived from the copper of the mines of Dalecarlia in N. Sweden.
Ortclin, the J pfenning of Strasburgh, I4th c.
Ortsthaler, or quarter thaler, a Saxon denomination of 1661, with the
half.
Ortug, a Swedish coin struck in the I5th c. at Stockholm under Carl
VIII. (1448-70).
Ortug, a Norwegian coin = 8 penningen. Probably similar to the
last.
Osella, a term applied to a long series of coins in all metals, but usually
in silver, struck by the Doges of Venice and by the Dogaresse for distribution
as presents. Among these are some of the most varied, artistic,
and pleasing examples of Venetian numismatic art. The osella was
struck from the time of Antonio Grimani (1521-23) down to the close,
with the exception of the reigns of Nicolo Donato (1618) and Giovanni
Cornaro (1624-30). This was, after all, only a form of the practice
existing in other parts of Europe. The first gold osella occurs under
Alvigi Mocenigo (1570-77), and was struck to commemorate the victory
Lepanto. One in bronze, struck in 1585 by Nicolo da Ponte, seems to
have been intended as a memorial of the foundation of the Rialto Bridge.
On the rev. we read Fvndamenta. Facta. Prid. Kal. Ivnii. 1585. The
Dogaressa also coined oselle at Venice in her own name. There is a
silver one of the consort of Marino Grimani (1595-1606), which reads on
obv. Mavrocena. Mavrocena. [portrait of the Dogaressa to 1.],
and on rev.
Mvnvs. Mavroccnae. Grimanae. Dvcissae. Venetiar. 1597. There was
the double osella in gold and in silver, and the osella di Murano in gold
and silver.
Pagode, a gold coin struck by France under Louis XV. for Pondichery.
Paolo, the loth of the silver scudo, and equivalent to the giulio, a
silver denomination of the dukedom of Ferrara (i6th c.), of the popes, and
of the Dukes of Tuscany of the house of Lorraine. Ercole II., D'Este,
Duke of Ferrara (1534-59), struck several varieties. The Tuscan paolo
in 1830 was = 5th of a silver florin. There is the piece of 2 paioli. Cat.
Rossi, 1431.
Papetto, a silver papal coin struck by Pius VII., Gregory XVI., and
Pius IX. There is the half.
Par, pi. para, the copper currency of the modern kingdom of Serbia
or Servia. 100 para are = i dinar. The denomination is of Turkish
origin, and used to be employed in the Russian provinces of Moldavia
and Wallachia, 1771-74. The Russian piece was 3 dengi.