Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 58 27 Apr 2021
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World Coins, Italy, Italian Republic, pattern scudo of 5 lire, ANNO II (1803) M, Milan, struck in lead, caduceus, grapes to l., star to r., rev. value within civic wreath, edge plain (Dav.200; Pag. Prove 437; Crippa 5), minor scuffs and scratches, very fine and very rare
*ex InAsta Auction 43 (22 February 2012), lot 3434.
Unlike the Cisalpine Republic, the Italian Republic did not produce any silver currency intended for circulation. This pattern demonstrates the move towards a decimal coinage, being a scudo of 5 lire and no longer the 6 lire of the Cisalpine Republic.
*ex InAsta Auction 43 (22 February 2012), lot 3434.
Unlike the Cisalpine Republic, the Italian Republic did not produce any silver currency intended for circulation. This pattern demonstrates the move towards a decimal coinage, being a scudo of 5 lire and no longer the 6 lire of the Cisalpine Republic.