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1 luigino - Giorgio Ier prova
| Issuer | Principality of Seborga |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Currency | Luigino (1994-date) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Giorgio I, Prince of Seborga, facing right, wearing a chain of office with a cross pendant; the truncation bears the incuse inscription '1666 MINT-SB'. The word 'PROVA' appears in the right field, indicating pattern status. The peripheral legend 'GIORGIO I PRINCIPE DI SEBORGA' arcs around the upper rim, with the date '• 1994 •' displayed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | GIORGIO I PRINCIPE DI SEBORGA 1666 MINT-SB PROVA • 1994 • |
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Seborga's claim to principality status rests on a medieval deed and a 1963 village vote that elected Giorgio Carbone — a flower farmer — as Prince Giorgio I. The Italian government never recognized any of it. These luigini were struck as a direct provocation: the luigino was a 17th-century silver coin genuinely issued by Seborga under Cistercian rule, giving Carbone's minting program a thin but real historical hook. This piece, marked as a prova, is a trial strike predating the circulating issue — produced in the year Seborga began formally selling its currency to tourists.