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1 Marengo Isola D'Elba
| Issuer | Valcambi |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a female figure, rendered in a Surrealist artistic style, shown from the waist up emerging from or wading through calm water, with a mountainous horizon visible in the background. The figure is depicted facing slightly to the right, with flowing hair and a naturalistic, sculptural treatment of the torso. The legend 'ITALIA' appears in the lower left field, accompanied by the date '72', while the fineness mark '925' and what appears to be a small mint mark or hallmark are inscribed in the lower right field. |
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| Mintage | 1972 CHI - Proof |
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The Marengo was never an official denomination of Elba — it was a French gold coin, and borrowing its name for a 1972 silver collector piece was a deliberate nod to Napoleonic nostalgia tied to the island's most famous involuntary resident. Valcambi struck this as a private issue, not under any governmental monetary authority, which places it firmly in the category of fantasy coinage — legitimate as a collector item, but with no claim to have circulated.