Lombardy 1848-M 5 lire

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was issued by the provisional government of Lombardy during the European wide revolts of 1848 which, among other events, nearly toppled the Hapsburgs in Vienna. The Milanese had to wait until 1859 for liberation from Austrian rule. Besides the five lire shown here, the provisionals issued gold twenty lire and gold forty lire pieces.

Recorded mintage: 120,000.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM C22.1 thru C22.3, Dav-206.

Source:

• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• 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.

Link to:

• Lombardy-Venetia 1826-V scudo Dav-8
• Mantua 1848-GM fiorino
• Venice 1848-V 5 lire
• Lombardy 1848-M 20 lire
• Lombardy 1848-M 40 lire
• Coins and currency dated 1848
• return to coins of Lombardy-Venetia