Italy 1812-M 40 lire

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Kingdom of Italy in 1806, from Putzger's Atlas

This coin was struck in Milan for Napoleon's kingdom of Italy which lasted 1804-1814. The forty-lire piece matched the French forty francs and was struck in limited numbers 1807-14. Varieties exist in the style of the lower points of the standards on the reverse. Its smaller sister, the twenty lire piece, is much less often encountered. The silver five lire was struck in Milan, Venice and Bologna.

Recorded mintage: 55,547^[2].

Specification: 12.90 g, 0.900 fine gold, .373 troy oz AGW, lettered edge, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Gig-77, Gig-80, KM 12.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.* ^[2]Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.

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