Lombardy-Venetia 1826-V scudo Dav-8
This specimen was lot 1713 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for € 160 ($250 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, LOMBARDIE-VENETIE, François Ier (1806-1835), AR scudo, 1826 V, Venise. Petits coups sur la tranche. Très Beau à Superbe (Italy, Lombardy-Venetia, Francis I, 1806-35, silver scudo of 1826, Venice mint. Small rim nicks, very fine to extremely fine.)"
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 Austrians in 1714 and held by them until 1797 when Napoleon seized it. Napoleon gave 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 it until 1866, when it passed to the new kingdom of Italy. This type was issued at Vienna 1821-24 and 1835; from Venice 1822-32; and Milan, 1822-31. The denomination was last struck in 1853.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.
Specification: 26 g, 0.900 fine silver, .752 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Jaeckel, 228; Her., 554; Dav-8, KM C8.1.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 112, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
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