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10 Grani - Ferdinando II
| Issuer | Sicily, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1835-1836 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | FERD. II. D. G. REGNI SICILIARVM ET HIER. REX |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ferdinando II resumed copper coinage for Sicily in the mid-1830s after a period of monetary disruption following the constitutional upheavals of 1820–21, when Bourbon control over the island had been briefly but violently contested. The 10 Grani denomination was a workhorse of everyday Sicilian commerce, circulating among a population that rarely handled silver.
The two-year window of this issue — Spahr's varieties 1 and 2 distinguishing between the 1835 and 1836 strikes — reflects modest die differences rather than any dramatic production change. Naples retained tight control over Sicilian mint output throughout Ferdinando's reign, with Palermo operating under close fiscal supervision from the mainland.