The Silver Dollars of '60
Sardinia 5 Lire, 1860
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ITALY - NAPOLEONIC |
| Item Description: |
5L 1860EAGLE B SARDINIA |
| Full Grade: |
VF Details |
| Owner: |
jgenn |
Owner Comments:
1860 Kingdom of Sardinia 5 Lire, minted in Turin. At the nominal specification of 25 g, 90% silver and 37 mm diameter, this coin was one of the few remaining silver dollar sized crowns in Europe. Unfortunately, it's mintage of only 5,044 made it quiet difficult to acquire. Mint operations or the availability of silver were likely disrupted by the drive for Italian reunification that was led by the King of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele II, in this year. By the end of 1860, decisive victories against the papal army and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies would help elevate Vittorio Emanuele II to the position of King of Italy in 1861, the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century.
Raw coin from a cbg.fr auction in July of 2020