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60 Grana, 1/2 Piastre - Francesco I
| Issuer | Two Sicilies, Kingdom of the |
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| Year | 1826 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | FRANCISCVS I. DEI GRATIA REX 1826 |
| Reverse description | Central crowned coat of arms featuring a six-fold quartered shield with a small central escutcheon, flanked symmetrically by two crossed laurel branches tied at the base. The denomination G. 60 appears below the shield. The circular legend around the periphery reads REGNI VTR. SIC. ET HIER. G. 60., denoting the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and Jerusalem. |
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Francesco I became King of the Two Sicilies in 1825 following the death of his father Ferdinando I, who had spent much of his reign navigating Napoleonic occupation, forced abdication, and restoration under Austrian bayonets. The 60 Grana denomination occupied an awkward middle position in the Neapolitan monetary system — substantial enough for significant transactions but never as widely circulated as the smaller copper issues that dominated daily commerce in the mezzogiorno.
The .833 fineness was established by monetary reforms tied to post-Restoration stabilization efforts across the Italian peninsula, aligning Naples loosely with broader European silver standards of the period. Francesco's own reign lasted only until 1830.