View source for Lombardy-Venetia 1849-M 10 centesimi

[[Image:Lombardy 1849 10 centesimi obv JElsen 122-1113.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 122, lot 1113]]
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This specimen was lot 1113 in Jean Elsen sale 122 (Brussels, September 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, LOMBARDIE-VENETIE, François Joseph Ier (1848-1866), Cu 10 centesimi, 1849 M, Rare. Beau à Très Beau.'' ([[Italy]], kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, Francis Joseph I (1848-66), copper ten centesimi of 1849. Rare, fine to very fine.)"</blockquote> This denomination was struck in Milan 1849 and in Venice in 1852. The kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia was assembled by the Austrians to provide a unified administration for the Italian territories under their rule. This comprised the former duchies of Milan and Mantua and the republic of Venice. Milan, under Spanish rule from the 1500's, fell to the [[Austria]]ns in 1714 and held by them until 1797 when Napoleon seized it. Napoleon gave [[Italy, Venice|Venice]] (until then independent) to Austria as compensation for her loss of Milan and Belgium. The area passed back and forth between the French and Austrians until the Congress of Vienna in 1814-15, when Metternich awarded it to Austria. Austria ruled Venetia until 1866, when it passed to the new kingdom of Italy. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.

''Specification:'' 17.5 g, copper, 31 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' M-458, KM C28.

''[[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. 
* Herinek, Gerhard, ''Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage,'' Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
* Veselý, Roman, ''Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I,'' Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Philippe Elsen et al., ''Vente Publique 122: Collection de monnaies chinoises,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[Lombardy-Venetia 1846-M 1/2 sovrano Fr-741g|1846-M ''mezzo sovrano'']]
* [[Lombardy-Venetia 1849-M 5 centesimi|1849-M 5 centesimi]]
* [[Lombardy-Venetia 1850-M centesimo|1850-M centesimo]]
* [[Lombardy-Venetia 1852-M centesimo KM-C29.1|1852-M centesimo, "IMPERO AUSTRIACO"]]
* [[Lombardy-Venetia 1852-V 5 centesimi|1852-V 5 centesimi]]
* [[Lombardy-Venetia 1852-V 15 centesimi|1852-V 15 centesimi]]
* [[Lombardy-Venetia 1852-V lira|1852-V lira]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1849]]
* return to coins of [[Italy, Lombardy & Venetia]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 122]]