Russia 19th Century 2 Kopeck Fine

These are crownsized blanks ready to be struck for a Commonwealth crown. You have St.George and the dragon on one side and blank reverse within a circle of stars. It is struck in Prooflike copper-nickel and is full crown sized. We don’t who they were prepared for and which country was going to use them but think they are rather interesting and reasonably priced.

Although the French Revolution began in 1789, Louis XVI remained on the throne as a constitutional monarch until September 1792, and not as the absolute ruler he had been before. The old “livre tournois” remained the currency until it was replaced by the franc in 1795, so these 2 sol coins were the last of his reign. Struck only between 1791 and 1793, they show the image of the king with his new title of “King of the French”. The obverse shows a Liberty Cap on a fasces against a background of an oak wreath. These coins are very well worn and are only being offered in Fair condition, but they are definitely of great historical interest. FFR9953 Lous XV.

The Kingdom of Sardinia, also referred to as the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont or Piedmont-Sardinia was an independent state for 600 years before the creation of a United Italy in the 1860s. Its territories consisted of the island of Sardinia and a large stretch of north-eastern Italy and the capital was based in Turin. The Sardinian lira was the currency between 1816 and 1861. Here we have a selection of copper 5 centesimi coins in Fine condition struck in 1826 during the reign of King Carlo Felice of the ruling House of Savoy.