View source for Sardinia 1830(t) P 25 centesimi

[[Image:Sardinia S33-02897Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 33, lot 2897]]
[[Image:Sardinia 1830t 25 centesimi obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Sardinia 1830t 25 centesimi rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]]

The first specimen was lot 2897 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIA | Sardinia - House of Savoy. Carlo Felice, 1821-1831 25 Centesimi 1830. Torino. Molto rara. BB/Spl. Ammaccatura al bordo.'' (kingdom of Sardinia, Charles Felix, 1821-31, twenty-five centesimi of 1830, Turin mint, very rare, very fine to extremely fine, a few rim nicks.)"</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 as a mintmark while coins struck at Genoa sported an anchor. This scarce type is listed for 1829-30.

''Recorded mintage:'' 234,270.

''Specification:'' 1.25 g, 0.900 fine silver, the first specimen 1.25 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Nomisma 613. Pag. 125a, KM 128.1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016. 

''Link to:''
* [[Sardinia 1829(t) L 25 centesimi|1829(t) 25 centesimi]]
* [[Sardinia 1830(t) P 50 centesimi|1830(t) 50 centesimi]]
* [[Sardinia 1830(t) P lira|1830(t) lira]]
* [[Sardinia 1830(g) P 5 lire|1830(g) 5 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1830(t) P 5 lire|1830(t) 5 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1830(t) P 20 lire|1830(t) 20 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1830(g) P 80 lire|1830(g) 80 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1830(t) P 80 lire|1830(t) 80 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1833(t) P 25 centesimi|1833(t) 25 centesimi]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1830]]
* return to coins of [[Italy, Sardinia]]

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