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120 Grana - Ferdinando II 4th portrait
| Issuer | Two Sicilies, Kingdom of the |
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| Year | 1851-1859 |
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| Currency | Ducat (1815-1860) |
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| Obverse description | Bare, bearded head of King Ferdinando II in high relief, facing right, rendered in a mature neoclassical portrait style with finely detailed wavy hair. The truncation of the neck is plain and unadorned. The circular legend FERDINANDVS II. DEI GRATIA REX runs along the periphery, beginning at the lower left and continuing clockwise. The date, here 1856, is positioned in the exergue at the base of the design, centered below the portrait. |
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| Obverse lettering | FERDINANDVS II. DEI GRATIA REX 1856 |
| Reverse description | Central shield bearing the composite six-fold arms of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, incorporating the quartered coats of Anjou-Sicily, Aragon, Austria, Farnese, and related territories, surmounted by a large royal crown with elaborate ornamentation. A smaller inescutcheon is placed at the fess point of the main shield. The denomination G. 120 appears in the lower field beneath the shield. The circular legend REGNI VTR. SIC. ET HIER. surrounds the design along the rim. |
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