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3 Tornesi - Ferdinando II
| Issuer | Royal Mint of Naples |
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| Year | 1839-1858 |
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| In circulation to | c. 1861 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 1839 - - 1842 - - 1847 - - 1848 - - 1849 - - 1851 - - 1852 - - 1854 - - 1858 - - |
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Ferdinando II's long reign over the Two Sicilies was punctuated by the 1848 revolution, during which Neapolitan liberals briefly forced a constitution from the king before he reversed course and dissolved parliament by year's end. Copper fractional coinage like this piece bore the full weight of everyday commerce in a kingdom where silver rarely reached working-class hands.
The Royal Mint of Naples operated under chronic strain during this period, and die quality across the KM#330 series is notoriously inconsistent — not from neglect but from the sheer volume demanded by a densely populated southern Italian economy.