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10 Lire
| Issuer | Provisional Government of Venice |
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| Year | 1797 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Standing allegorical figure of Liberty, draped in classical robes, occupies the center of the field. She holds a tall pike surmounted by a Phrygian cap in her right hand, while at her feet to the left lies a fasces with a horn of plenty and to her right a bound quiver of arrows and an eagle, emblems evoking civic virtue and republican ideals. The circular legend LIBERTA EGUAGLIANZA is disposed around the upper periphery, with the mint mark Z V (Zecca Venezia) inscribed in the lower field below a decorative plinth. The coin is struck within a finely toothed beaded border and reflects the neoclassical artistic style prevalent in late eighteenth-century Italian republican coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | LIBERTA EGUAGLIANZA Z V |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents the denomination inscription LIRE DIECI VENETE arranged in three lines across the center of the field, enclosed within a finely detailed wreath of oak and laurel leaves tied at the base. The peripheral legend ANNO 1. DELLA LIBERTA ITALIANA runs around the upper and lateral margins, commemorating the first year of Italian liberty proclaimed by the Venetian provisional republic. The date 1797 appears prominently in the lower exergue beneath the wreath. A toothed beaded border frames the entire design, consistent with the milled coinage technique employed at the Venetian Mint. |
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