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15 Ducati - Francesco I
| Issuer | Two Sicilies, Kingdom of the |
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| Year | 1825 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A standing allegorical figure of the Bourbon Genius, depicted in classical drapery and facing slightly inward, with a royal crown placed atop a column to the left and an oval heraldic shield to the right. A three-line inscription in the exergue records the assay details and denomination, following the standard Neapolitan monetary convention of the period. The design is contained within a beaded border. |
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Francesco I came to the throne of the Two Sicilies in 1825 following the death of his father Ferdinand I, who had spent much of his reign navigating Napoleonic occupation, forced constitutional concessions, and Austrian military intervention to crush the 1820–21 liberal revolt. Francesco inherited a kingdom still under heavy Austro-Hungarian influence, and his first coinage — this 15 Ducati among them — was struck in the same year of his accession, making it effectively a coronation-year issue.
The .996 fineness is exceptionally high for a 19th-century European gold issue, exceeding even contemporary British sovereigns.