Sardinia, 5 Centesimi, Fine

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.