Live auction - fwo_864747 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES - FRANCIS II 20 Grana 1859 Naples
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 75 € |
| Maximum bid : | 75 € |
| End of the sale : | 24 October 2023 19:56:34 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 20 Grana
Date: 1859
Mint name / Town : Naples
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 833,33 ‰
Diameter : 21,50 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,61 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Léger nettoyage
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : FRANCISCVS II. - DEI GRATIA REX. 1859..
Obverse description : Tête nue à gauche de François II.
Obverse translation : (François II, roi par la grâce de Dieu).
Reverse
Reverse legend : REGNI VTR. - SIC. ET HIER. G.20.
Reverse description : Armes couronnées.
Commentary
Seule année d’émission pour ce type.
Historical background
ITALY - KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES - FRANCIS II
(22/05/1859-21/10/1860)
François II (01/16/1836-12/28/1894) was the son of Ferdinand II and Marie-Christine de Savoie. In 1859 he married Marie-Sophie of Bavaria. He succeeded his father in 1859, but failed to impose the necessary reforms. Garibaldi lands in Sicily at the head of the "Thousand" expedition and forces François to flee. After the defeat of Gaeta in 1861, he retired to Rome, then to Paris after 1870. He died in exile in Trento in 1894.
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