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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aidan Work, post: 160635, member: 1824&quot;]Mali,the 5 Lire is actually a very scarce coin.One occasionally sees a 2 Lire,but it is usually the Soldo denominated coins &amp; the 1 Centesimo coins that turns up.</p><p><br /></p><p>The letter &#039;M&#039; is the mintmark of the Milan mint,as Milan,as opposed to Turin,was the capital of Napoleon&#039;s Kingdom of Italy.The inscription,&#039;IMPERATORE E RE&#039; literally translates as &#039;EMPEROR &amp; KING&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>The side of the coin depicting the head is called the obverse,whereas,the side depicting the Coat-of-Arms is called the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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