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5 Centesimi Pattern
| Issuer | Italy |
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| Year | 1860 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The central field displays the inscription 'B. 96' in raised serif numerals and lettering, enclosed within a decorative wreath composed of an olive branch on the left and an oak branch bearing acorns on the right, the two branches tied together at the base with a ribbon bow. The plain field surrounding the inscription is unadorned, and the design is contained within a raised rim. This minimalist pattern design served as a trial piece referencing a proposed denomination standard. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This is a pattern issue from the final, chaotic year before Italian unification — struck when no single authority yet controlled what coinage a unified Italy would use. Competing proposals circulated among Piedmontese ministers and mint officials throughout 1860, and Pagani records multiple bronze pattern types from this year representing different design approaches considered before the decimal coinage system was formally adopted. Few were struck in any quantity.