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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1022883, member: 6229"]After ancient Rome's fall, it's once powerful domain disintegrated into a collection of independent cities and states. The country wasn't reunited again until 1861. King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was made the first king of a newly conceived nation, Italia (Italy).</p><p> </p><p>I got to thinking about this and my nind reacted to my pondering with a couple of wonderings:</p><p> </p><p>1. Who were those independent cities and states?</p><p>2. Did they mint coins during their independencies? What were some of those coins?</p><p>3. What coins were first minted by the new country, Italy?</p><p> </p><p>Would you like to explore the answers of those questions with me?</p><p> </p><p>The cities and/or states issuing their own coinage are (alphabetical order) Gorizia, Kingdom of Napolean, Lombardy-Venezia, Naples, Parma, Roman Republic, Sardinia, Sicily, and Tuscany.</p><p> </p><p>More coins were issued by these entities, then will fit into the room we have to share so let's just select a few to see, okay? All the following photo links courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery (world coingallery.com):</p><p> </p><p><b>Gorzia Coins:</b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-gor2&desc=Gorizia%20c2%201%20Soldo%20(1733-1770)&query=Gorizia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-gor2&desc=Gorizia%20c2%201%20Soldo%20(1733-1770)&query=Gorizia" rel="nofollow">1 Soldo 1733-1770</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-gor10&desc=Gorizia%20c10%2015%20Soldi%20(1802)%208-1/2%20kreuzer&query=Gorizia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-gor10&desc=Gorizia%20c10%2015%20Soldi%20(1802)%208-1/2%20kreuzer&query=Gorizia" rel="nofollow">15 Soldi (8 1/2 Kreuzer</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Kingdom of Napolean Coins:</b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-kn2&desc=Kingdom%20of%20Napoleon%20c2%203%20Centesimi%20(1807-1813)&query=Napoleon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-kn2&desc=Kingdom%20of%20Napoleon%20c2%203%20Centesimi%20(1807-1813)&query=Napoleon" rel="nofollow">3 Centesimi 1807-1813</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc/95-kn11&desc=Kingdom%20of%20Napoleon%20c11%2020%20Lire%20(1808-1814)&query=Kingdom%20Napoleon" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc/95-kn11&desc=Kingdom%20of%20Napoleon%20c11%2020%20Lire%20(1808-1814)&query=Kingdom%20Napoleon" rel="nofollow"> 20 Lira</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Lombardy-Venetia Coins:</b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-lv4&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c4%201/4%20Lira%20(1822-1824)&query=Lombardy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-lv4&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c4%201/4%20Lira%20(1822-1824)&query=Lombardy" rel="nofollow">1/4 Lira 1822-1824</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/95-lv5&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c5%201/2%20Lira%20(1822-1823)&src=Chris%20Rich&query=Lombardy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/95-lv5&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c5%201/2%20Lira%20(1822-1823)&src=Chris%20Rich&query=Lombardy" rel="nofollow">1/2 Lira 1822-1823:</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/95-lv34&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c34%205/10%20Soldo%20(1862)&src=Chris%20Rich&query=Lombardy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/95-lv34&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c34%205/10%20Soldo%20(1862)&src=Chris%20Rich&query=Lombardy" rel="nofollow">1862 5/10 Soldi</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/95-lv35&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c35%201%20Soldo%20(1862)&src=Chris%20Rich&query=Lombardy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/95-lv35&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c35%201%20Soldo%20(1862)&src=Chris%20Rich&query=Lombardy" rel="nofollow">1862 1 Soldo</a></p><p> </p><p>Naples Coins:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-ns133&desc=Naples%20and%20Sicily%20c133%2010%20Tornesi%20(1825)&query=Naples" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-ns133&desc=Naples%20and%20Sicily%20c133%2010%20Tornesi%20(1825)&query=Naples" rel="nofollow">1825 10 Tornesi</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-ns148a&desc=Naples%20and%20Sicily%20c148a%2010%20Tornesi%20(1839-1851)&query=Naples" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-ns148a&desc=Naples%20and%20Sicily%20c148a%2010%20Tornesi%20(1839-1851)&query=Naples" rel="nofollow">10 Tornesi 1839-1851</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Parma Coins:</b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-p26&desc=Parma%20c26%205%20Soldi%20(1815,1830)&query=Parma" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-p26&desc=Parma%20c26%205%20Soldi%20(1815,1830)&query=Parma" rel="nofollow">5 Soldi 1815-1830</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Roman Republic Coins:</b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc9/95-rr23&desc=Roman%20Republic%20km23%203%20Baiocchi%20(1849)&src=Nicolas%20Dupont&query=Roman%20Republic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc9/95-rr23&desc=Roman%20Republic%20km23%203%20Baiocchi%20(1849)&src=Nicolas%20Dupont&query=Roman%20Republic" rel="nofollow">1849 3 Baiocchi</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Sardinia Coins:</b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/95a-100&desc=Sardinia%20c100%205%20Centesimi%20(1826)&query=Sardinia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/95a-100&desc=Sardinia%20c100%205%20Centesimi%20(1826)&query=Sardinia" rel="nofollow">1826 5 Centisimi</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-sa113&desc=Sardinia%20c113%205%20Lire%20(1831-1849)&query=Sardinia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-sa113&desc=Sardinia%20c113%205%20Lire%20(1831-1849)&query=Sardinia" rel="nofollow">5 Lira 1831-1849</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Sicily Coins:</b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-si47&desc=Sicily%20c47%2010%20Grani%20(1801-1804)&query=Sicily" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-si47&desc=Sicily%20c47%2010%20Grani%20(1801-1804)&query=Sicily" rel="nofollow">10 Grani 1801-1804</a></p><p> </p><p><b>Tuscany Coins:</b></p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-t64&desc=Tuscany%20c64%203%20Quattrini%20(1826-1854)&query=Tuscany" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-t64&desc=Tuscany%20c64%203%20Quattrini%20(1826-1854)&query=Tuscany" rel="nofollow">3 Quattrini 1826-1854</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-t65&desc=Tuscany%20c65%205%20Quattrini%20(1826-1830)&query=Tuscany" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-t65&desc=Tuscany%20c65%205%20Quattrini%20(1826-1830)&query=Tuscany" rel="nofollow">5 Quattrini 1826-1830</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-t82&desc=Tuscany%20c82%202%20Centesimi%20(1859)&query=Tuscany" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-t82&desc=Tuscany%20c82%202%20Centesimi%20(1859)&query=Tuscany" rel="nofollow">1859 2 Centesimi</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-t84&desc=Tuscany%20c84%2050%20Centesimi%20(1860-1861)&query=Tuscany" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-t84&desc=Tuscany%20c84%2050%20Centesimi%20(1860-1861)&query=Tuscany" rel="nofollow">50 Centesimi 1860-1861</a></p><p> </p><p>That ends our viewing of some of the coins struck by the cities and states that came about by the fall of ancient Rome. Shall we take a look at the first coins of Italy?</p><p> </p><p><b>ITALY'S FIRST COINS:</b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/95-1&desc=Italy%20km1%201%20Centesimo%20(1861-1867)&query=Italy%20km%201" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/95-1&desc=Italy%20km1%201%20Centesimo%20(1861-1867)&query=Italy%20km%201" rel="nofollow">1 Centesimo 1861-1867</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-2&desc=Italy%20km2%202%20Centesimi%20(1861-1867)&query=Italy%20km%202" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-2&desc=Italy%20km2%202%20Centesimi%20(1861-1867)&query=Italy%20km%202" rel="nofollow">2 Centesimo 1861-1867</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/95-14&desc=Italy%20km14%2050%20Centesimi%20(1863-1867)&query=Italy%20km%2014" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/95-14&desc=Italy%20km14%2050%20Centesimi%20(1863-1867)&query=Italy%20km%2014" rel="nofollow">50 Centesimos 1863-1867</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-5a&desc=Italy%20km5a%201%20Lira%20(1863-1867)&query=Italy%20km%205a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-5a&desc=Italy%20km5a%201%20Lira%20(1863-1867)&query=Italy%20km%205a" rel="nofollow">1 Lira 1863-1867</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-15&desc=Italy%20km15%201%20Lira%20(1863)&query=Italy%201863" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-15&desc=Italy%20km15%201%20Lira%20(1863)&query=Italy%201863" rel="nofollow">(second issue 1863) 1 Lira</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-6a&desc=Italy%20km6a%202%20Lire%20(1863)&query=Italy%20km%206a" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-6a&desc=Italy%20km6a%202%20Lire%20(1863)&query=Italy%20km%206a" rel="nofollow">1863 2 Lira</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-8&desc=Italy%20km8%205%20Lire%20(1861-1878)&query=Italy%20km%208" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-8&desc=Italy%20km8%205%20Lire%20(1861-1878)&query=Italy%20km%208" rel="nofollow">5 Lira 1861-1878</a></p><p> </p><p>I enjoyed our quest for the answers once perplexing to my ponderings, did you?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1022883, member: 6229"]After ancient Rome's fall, it's once powerful domain disintegrated into a collection of independent cities and states. The country wasn't reunited again until 1861. King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was made the first king of a newly conceived nation, Italia (Italy). I got to thinking about this and my nind reacted to my pondering with a couple of wonderings: 1. Who were those independent cities and states? 2. Did they mint coins during their independencies? What were some of those coins? 3. What coins were first minted by the new country, Italy? Would you like to explore the answers of those questions with me? The cities and/or states issuing their own coinage are (alphabetical order) Gorizia, Kingdom of Napolean, Lombardy-Venezia, Naples, Parma, Roman Republic, Sardinia, Sicily, and Tuscany. More coins were issued by these entities, then will fit into the room we have to share so let's just select a few to see, okay? All the following photo links courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery (world coingallery.com): [B]Gorzia Coins:[/B] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-gor2&desc=Gorizia%20c2%201%20Soldo%20(1733-1770)&query=Gorizia"]1 Soldo 1733-1770[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-gor10&desc=Gorizia%20c10%2015%20Soldi%20(1802)%208-1/2%20kreuzer&query=Gorizia"]15 Soldi (8 1/2 Kreuzer[/URL] [B]Kingdom of Napolean Coins:[/B] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-kn2&desc=Kingdom%20of%20Napoleon%20c2%203%20Centesimi%20(1807-1813)&query=Napoleon"]3 Centesimi 1807-1813[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc/95-kn11&desc=Kingdom%20of%20Napoleon%20c11%2020%20Lire%20(1808-1814)&query=Kingdom%20Napoleon"] 20 Lira[/URL] [B]Lombardy-Venetia Coins:[/B] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-lv4&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c4%201/4%20Lira%20(1822-1824)&query=Lombardy"]1/4 Lira 1822-1824[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/95-lv5&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c5%201/2%20Lira%20(1822-1823)&src=Chris%20Rich&query=Lombardy"]1/2 Lira 1822-1823:[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/95-lv34&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c34%205/10%20Soldo%20(1862)&src=Chris%20Rich&query=Lombardy"]1862 5/10 Soldi[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc4/95-lv35&desc=Lombardy-Venetia%20c35%201%20Soldo%20(1862)&src=Chris%20Rich&query=Lombardy"]1862 1 Soldo[/URL] Naples Coins: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-ns133&desc=Naples%20and%20Sicily%20c133%2010%20Tornesi%20(1825)&query=Naples"]1825 10 Tornesi[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-ns148a&desc=Naples%20and%20Sicily%20c148a%2010%20Tornesi%20(1839-1851)&query=Naples"]10 Tornesi 1839-1851[/URL] [B]Parma Coins:[/B] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-p26&desc=Parma%20c26%205%20Soldi%20(1815,1830)&query=Parma"]5 Soldi 1815-1830[/URL] [B]Roman Republic Coins:[/B] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc9/95-rr23&desc=Roman%20Republic%20km23%203%20Baiocchi%20(1849)&src=Nicolas%20Dupont&query=Roman%20Republic"]1849 3 Baiocchi[/URL] [B]Sardinia Coins:[/B] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/95a-100&desc=Sardinia%20c100%205%20Centesimi%20(1826)&query=Sardinia"]1826 5 Centisimi[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-sa113&desc=Sardinia%20c113%205%20Lire%20(1831-1849)&query=Sardinia"]5 Lira 1831-1849[/URL] [B]Sicily Coins:[/B] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-si47&desc=Sicily%20c47%2010%20Grani%20(1801-1804)&query=Sicily"]10 Grani 1801-1804[/URL] [B]Tuscany Coins:[/B] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-t64&desc=Tuscany%20c64%203%20Quattrini%20(1826-1854)&query=Tuscany"]3 Quattrini 1826-1854[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-t65&desc=Tuscany%20c65%205%20Quattrini%20(1826-1830)&query=Tuscany"]5 Quattrini 1826-1830[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-t82&desc=Tuscany%20c82%202%20Centesimi%20(1859)&query=Tuscany"]1859 2 Centesimi[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-t84&desc=Tuscany%20c84%2050%20Centesimi%20(1860-1861)&query=Tuscany"]50 Centesimi 1860-1861[/URL] That ends our viewing of some of the coins struck by the cities and states that came about by the fall of ancient Rome. Shall we take a look at the first coins of Italy? [B]ITALY'S FIRST COINS:[/B] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img12/95-1&desc=Italy%20km1%201%20Centesimo%20(1861-1867)&query=Italy%20km%201"]1 Centesimo 1861-1867[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-2&desc=Italy%20km2%202%20Centesimi%20(1861-1867)&query=Italy%20km%202"]2 Centesimo 1861-1867[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/95-14&desc=Italy%20km14%2050%20Centesimi%20(1863-1867)&query=Italy%20km%2014"]50 Centesimos 1863-1867[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img6/95-5a&desc=Italy%20km5a%201%20Lira%20(1863-1867)&query=Italy%20km%205a"]1 Lira 1863-1867[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc8/95-15&desc=Italy%20km15%201%20Lira%20(1863)&query=Italy%201863"](second issue 1863) 1 Lira[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc1/95-6a&desc=Italy%20km6a%202%20Lire%20(1863)&query=Italy%20km%206a"]1863 2 Lira[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc2/95-8&desc=Italy%20km8%205%20Lire%20(1861-1878)&query=Italy%20km%208"]5 Lira 1861-1878[/URL] I enjoyed our quest for the answers once perplexing to my ponderings, did you? Clinker[/QUOTE]
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