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1 Luigino - Giorgio I
| Issuer | Principality of Seborga |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 1 Luigino |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Giorgio I, Prince of Seborga, facing right, wearing a chain of office. The date 1666 and mint mark MINT-SB appear in the lower left field. The surrounding legend reads GIORGIO I • PRINCIPE DI SEBORGA along the upper periphery, with the year 1996 flanked by bullet points at the base. |
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| Reverse description | Crowned and mantled coat of arms of the Principality of Seborga at centre, depicting a quartered shield surmounted by a princely crown, supported by mantling draped from supporters on either side. A ribbon scroll below the shield bears the motto SUB UMBRA SEI. The peripheral legend PRINCIPATO DI SEBORGA runs along the upper border, with the denomination 1 L flanked by bullet points at the base. |
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Seborga's claim to independence rests on a medieval deed and a 1963 village vote that elected Giorgio Carbone — a flower grower — as its prince. The luigino, named after a 17th-century Ligurian trade coin struck for Levantine markets, was adopted as Seborga's currency largely as a publicity instrument, and it worked: international press coverage through the 1990s turned this tiny hamlet near Bordighera into a minor geopolitical curiosity. Italy has never acknowledged the claim.