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12 Lire
| Issuer | Ligurian Republic (1797-1814) |
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| Year | 1798 |
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| Weight | 3.151 g |
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| Obverse description | Seated allegorical figure of Liberty, crowned and draped, facing left, holding a spear in her right hand and resting her left arm on a shield; the denomination L. 12 appears below the figure. The engraver's initials H. V. are incised on the base of the throne. The circular legend reads REPUBLICA • LIGURE • ANNO • I, referencing the first year of the Republic, with the date rendered in Republican calendar style. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A fasces surmounted by a Phrygian liberty cap stands upright at center, flanked on either side by an olive wreath whose branches meet above and below the central device. The date 1798 is inscribed in the exergue below the wreath. The circular legend NELL'UNIONE LA FORZA, meaning 'In Union there is Strength,' surrounds the design, reflecting the republican ideals of the Ligurian state. |
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