Catalog
10 Centesimi - Giorgio I
| Issuer | Principality of Seborga |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter right-facing draped bust of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with distinctive monastic habit. The legend PRINCIPATO DI SEBORGA arcs along the upper periphery, while SANCTUS BERNARDUS 1091-1153 curves along the lower rim identifying the saint with his dates. The date 1996 appears to the lower left of the bust and the denomination 10 cL to the lower right. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Seborga's claim to independence rests on a disputed 1729 sale — the village argues the transaction transferred it to the Kingdom of Sardinia improperly, leaving its nominal sovereignty technically intact. Giorgio Carbone, a flower farmer elected "prince" by local residents in 1963, pursued this claim with enough persistence that Seborga became a minor curiosity of European micronationalism. These coins were struck in 1996 as collectibles rather than genuine circulating currency; no foreign government has ever recognized Seborga's sovereignty, making the issuing authority itself the central question surrounding the piece.