Lombardy-Venetia. Francis I bronze "Oath of Allegiance Lira" Medal 1815-Dated AU55 Brown NGC, Milano mint, Pag-513 (R). 22mm.FRANCISCUS AVSTR. IMP. HVN.BOH.LONGOB. VENET. GAL. ET LOD. REX A. A.; Milan and Venice coats-of-arms side-by-side surmounted by Iron Crown; crossed plow and anchor below / FIDES NOVI REGNI/ SACRAMENTO FIRMATA/ MEDIOLANI XV MAII/ MDCCCXV; crown above. These pieces were not intended as real coins but as medals, and were issued in gold, silver and copper. Privately purchased from La Numismatica Brescia, sold with their ticket. The Iron Crown of the first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne, is held in the Cathedral at Monza, near Milan. The Coat of Arms on the left depicts the Biscione, or Vipera, a serpent in the act of consuming a human. The symbol was adopted as the insignia of the Visconti family, which ruled Milan from 1277. From the Meduno Collection of Italian Provas

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