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1 Piastra - Ferdinando IV
Country: Kingdom of Naples
(Italian states)
Denomination: 120 Grani = 1 Piastra
(1)
Year: 1791
Material: Silver (.833)
Weight: 27.532 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 41 mm
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Catalog list: kingdom of naplesitalian states
Description:
Obverse
Portraits of Ferdinand IV of Naples and Maria Carolina of Austria, king and queen of Naples conjoined to right.
Reverse
Sun with rays, four zodiacal signs (Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn) and a terrestrial globe centered on Italy.
The zodiacal signs represent the months after the King and Queen left Naples for the royal family's visit to Vienna, symbolizing the wait of Naples people for the return of their sovereign.
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