Italy
Papal States. Pius IX gold 50 Lire Anno XXII (1868)-R AU Details (Cleaned) PCGS, Rome mint, KM1388, Fr-279, Pag-523. Mintage: 1,172. Only faint evidence of a prior cleaning is evident on this laudable example of a scarce type. The Pontiff's bust is raised in admirable relief above the lower-lying fields.
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