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20 Kreuzers - Ferdinand I
| Issuer | Mantua, City under siege of |
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| Year | 1848 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | FERD. I. D. G. AVSTR. IMP. HVNG. BOH. R. H. N. V. (Translation: Ferdinand I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor, King of Hungary, Bohemia, fifth of that name.) |
| Reverse description | Crowned double-headed imperial eagle displayed in the centre of the field, with wings spread and the composite Habsburg dynastic shield of arms on its breast. The numeral '20' appears below the eagle in the lower field, denoting the denomination, while the date is incorporated at the conclusion of the surrounding peripheral legend. The whole design is enclosed within a toothed border. |
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Struck inside Mantua during the Austrian siege of 1848, this coin is emergency coinage in the most literal sense — produced by the short-lived provisional government that took control of the city after the March uprisings swept northern Italy. The reference to Ferdinand I is a deliberate political signal, aligning the besieged republican administration with imperial legitimacy at a moment when Piedmont-Sardinia and irregular volunteers were fighting to dislodge Austria from the Quadrilateral fortresses.
Mantua held out longer than any other Lombard city, finally capitulating in July 1848 after months of encirclement.