Lombardy-Venetia 1837-M scudo Dav-13
This specimen was lot 1680 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €700 (about US$944 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand I. 1835-1848. Scudo 1837, M, Mailand. R Feine Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Empire of Austria, Ferdinand I, 1835-48, scudo of 1837, Milan mint. Scarce, fine patina, 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 from Milan 1837 only yet is more available than the Venice issue of 1837-46. The denomination, worth six lire, was last struck in 1853.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 26 g, 0.900 fine silver, .752 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Dav-13; J. 258, KM C19.2.
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