Parma 1815 lira
The Duchy of Parma was a small state bordering on the Duchy of Milan. It fell to the Spanish Hapburgs in the 1500's and to the Austrian Hapsburgs in 1714 and was occupied by Napoleon in 1796. After his fall, it was granted to his wife, Maria Louisa of Austria, and was held by her until her death in 1847. It then passed to the Bourbons who ruled in Naples and then to the king of Italy in 1860. It has been part of Italy since.
The Duchess issued a series of coins from a copper centesimo to a gold forty lire, of which this specimen, a silver one lira, was a part. All were struck to French standards. This type was struck in 1815 only. This specimen was lot 1356 in Jean Elsen sale 108 (Brussels, March 2011) where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, PARME, Marie-Louise d'Autriche (1815-1847), AR 1 lira, 1815, Belle patine. Superbe/Fleur de Coin" (Italy, Parma, Maria Luisa of Austria (1815-47), silver one lira of 1815. Nice patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)
Recorded mintage: 66,000.
Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .144 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM C28, M.-119; G.-9.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 108, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2011.
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