View source for Sardinia 1847(t) P 5 lire

[[Image:Sardinia Sincona 39-3739.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 39, lot 3739]]

This specimen was lot 3739 in Sincona sale 39 (Zurich, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALY | House of Savoy. Sardinia, Carlo Alberto, 1831-1849 5 Lire 1847. Torino. Selten. Sehr schön.'' (kingdom of Sardinia, Charles Albert, 1831-49, five lire of 1847, Turin mint. Rare. Very fine.)"</blockquote> The Duchy of Savoy was an Italian state wedged between France and Milan and was often the victim of invasions from both directions. In 1720, the duke acquired the island of Sardinia and promoted himself to king of Sardinia. In 1799, king Carlo Emanuele IV was evicted by Napoleon and the region converted to the Ligurian Republic then annexed to France. Sardinia did not recover her independence until 1815. The king was rewarded by Metternich with the republic of Genoa, which he added to his territory and opened a branch mint there in addition to his existing mint at Turin. The Turin mint used an eagle's head, shown here, as a mintmark while coins struck at Genoa sported an anchor.

''Recorded mintage:'' 37,175, a better date. The [[Sardinia 1847(g) P 5 lire|1847(g)]] is common.

''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, .723 troy oz ASW, this specimen 24.81 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Mont-136, Nomisma 701, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-136]], KM 130.2 (formerly KM C105.2).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* 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. 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017. 

''Link to:''
* [[Sardinia 1847(t) P 50 centesimi|1847(t) 50 centesimi]]
* [[Sardinia 1847(g) P 5 lire|1847(g) 5 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1847(t) P 20 lire|1847(t) 20 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1847(g) P 20 lire|1847(g) 20 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1847-P 20 lire|1847 20 lire, no mintmark]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1847]]
* return to coins of [[Italy, Sardinia]]

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