Watch List notes:

ITALY. Lombardia. Regno Lombardo Veneto. Francesco Giuseppe I, 1849-1866. 1/2 Lira 1854 (Silver, 18 mm, 2.16 g, 12 h), Venice. FRANC IOS I D G AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR Laureate head of Franz Joseph I to right, mintmark V below. Rev. LOMB ET VEN REX A A 1854 Crowned arms, value 1/2 LIRA below. Jaeckel 306. Montenegro 289. Pagani 244. Beautifully toned. Good very fine.


From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector's ticket), privately acquired from C. Freytag on 6 July 1946.