Palma Nova 1814 50 centesimi
This specimen was lot 25039 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $1,527.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Venice - Palma Nova. French Occupation 50 Centesimi 1814, MS62 NGC, a choice example of this elusive siege coin with well-struck details and silvery-gray patina." We have followed the SCWC and filed this siege issue under Venice but that state lost her independence in 1797, never to return. In 1814, the town was disputed between the retreating French forces in the kingdom of Napoleon and the advancing Austrians who would be awarded Lombardy-Venetia by the Congress of Vienna and hold it until 1866.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, 11.38-12.87 g, 28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM C2.
- Korchnak, Lawrence C., Siege Coins of the World, 1453-1902, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2021.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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