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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 3561439, member: 75525"]I bought 4 Seat Belt coins in a recent auction. The seller called the pieces Gettoni, or medals and not quite coins. I had not seen them before, and was unaware of the history around the Northern Republic of Italy. The coins are dated 1992. This date is before references I find on line (Wikipedia) for a political movement in northern Italy. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]946888[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]946889[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]946890[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>the seller's description was short: Gettoni - 1, 2, 5 & 10 leghe</p><p>from the coin I can see:</p><p>Obv - 1 LEGA (ALLOY); or 2, 5, OR 10 LEGHE (ALLOYS); two lines that cross</p><p>Rev - Republica Del Nord Liberta Al Popoli; a google translation is: Northern Republic Freedom To the People</p><p><br /></p><p>from a seller on ebay - </p><p>COIN FROM A LEAGUE ISSUED IN 1992 FOR THE ADVERTISING PURPOSE OF THE NORTH LEAGUE WITH IMAGE OF ALBERTO DA GIUSSANO</p><p><br /></p><p>The package had some colorful stamps.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]946899[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 3561439, member: 75525"]I bought 4 Seat Belt coins in a recent auction. The seller called the pieces Gettoni, or medals and not quite coins. I had not seen them before, and was unaware of the history around the Northern Republic of Italy. The coins are dated 1992. This date is before references I find on line (Wikipedia) for a political movement in northern Italy. [ATTACH=full]946888[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946889[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946890[/ATTACH] the seller's description was short: Gettoni - 1, 2, 5 & 10 leghe from the coin I can see: Obv - 1 LEGA (ALLOY); or 2, 5, OR 10 LEGHE (ALLOYS); two lines that cross Rev - Republica Del Nord Liberta Al Popoli; a google translation is: Northern Republic Freedom To the People from a seller on ebay - COIN FROM A LEAGUE ISSUED IN 1992 FOR THE ADVERTISING PURPOSE OF THE NORTH LEAGUE WITH IMAGE OF ALBERTO DA GIUSSANO The package had some colorful stamps. [ATTACH=full]946899[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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