| Description de l’avers | Laureate head to right, GM below. |
|---|---|
| Écriture de l’avers | Latin |
| Légende de l’avers |
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.) |
| Description du revers | Crowned imperial eagle, shield of manifold arms on breast, value `20` below, date at end of legend. |
| Écriture du revers | Latin |
| Légende du revers |
REX. LOMB. ET. VEN. DALM. - GAL. LOD. ILL. A. A. (Translation: King of Lombardy and Venetia, Dalmatia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria.) |
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| Atelier | |
| Tirage |
1848 - - 7 799 |
| ID Numisquare | 2375058900 |
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Historical Context: The 20 Kreuzers of Ferdinand I, issued in Mantua in 1848, is a poignant numismatic artifact from the tumultuous "Year of Revolutions." Emperor Ferdinand I faced widespread uprisings, especially in his Italian territories. Mantua, a crucial Austrian Quadrilateral fortress, was besieged by Piedmontese forces during the First Italian War