ITALY-1816-MEDAL-Franz I-Milan-PCGS SP61
11.040,00 €
- Metal: Gold
- Weight: 33.55 g (1.18 oz)
- Year: 1816
- Preservation: nearly UNC
- Country: IT
- Face value: 1.00
PCGS CERT 39281039
Franz I 1804-1835
Gold medal, 1816, Visit of the Emperor to the Milan Mint, 17/02/1816
Obverse: IANO CLAVSO FELICITATE PVB. ADSERTA
Reverse: FRANCISCVS AVSTR. IMP. LONGOB. ET VEN. REX OFFICINAM MONETARIAM MEDIOLANENSEM INSPEXIT XVII KAL FEBRVARII MDCCCXVI
Ref: Montenuovo 2444
The visit of the Emperor to the Milan Mint on February 17, 1816, is an interesting event, particularly because it took place during a complex period of European history, just after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte and during the process of re-establishing European monarchies after the Napoleonic Wars.
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