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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1572519, member: 5682&quot;]Thank you for recognizing the uniqueness of this coin. According to <i>The Standard Catalog of World Coins</i> there were only 12,000 minted. The more &quot;common&quot; Parma 40 Lire had a mintage of 220,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, Parma is a delightful small town. It is the home of Prosciutti di Parma and Parmigiano cheese. Verdi (of opera fame) was a close neighbor. I love the accent of the Parmigianni. It almost has a French lilt. (This could be from the influence of Marie Louise depicted on the coin. She was Napoleon&#039;s second wife and daughter of the Austrian emperor who was sent to Parma to rule after Napoleon&#039;s defeat.) My relatives are equal distance from Parma and Reggio Emilia, but think of themselves as Reggio Emilian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you, again, for noticing.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]215562.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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