Parma. Roberto I di Borbonne silvered copper Trial Uniface 5 Lire 1858 MS62 NGC, Parma mint, cf. KM-C36 (business strike). By D. Bentelli. Test cut at 2 o'clock mentioned for accuracy, otherwise attractively styled and with mint shimmer in the legends. Depicting young Roberto I with her mother, Regent Louise Maria. Like the other rulers of the Central Italian states, she and her son were ousted during the Franco-Austrian War of 1859, and they retired to Austrian protection in Venice. Ex. Nomisma Auction 62 (September 2020, Lot 1712) From the Meduno Collection of Italian Provas

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