Definition

• A silver coin struck 1458-1494 by Ferdinand I of Spain. The coin bore a figure of an ermine (armellino) and was valued at 1/2 carlino. When Alfonso II and Fernando II copied it, the ermine was mistaken for a fox (volpe) and the coin then became known as a volpetta.

Source

• Numiscadero Spanish to English Glossary (Gary Beals)

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