Diversity in Numismatics
Cayman Islands


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Set Details
Coin Description:
Grade: NGC MS 61
Owner: RAM-VT
 
Set Category: Other (Diverse collecting in the style of Garrett while on a very limited budget)
Set Name: Diversity in Numismatics
Slot Name: Cayman Islands
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Italy – Sardinia Vittorio Emanuele II 1849-78 20 Lire – 1861 (Eagle) B MS-61 C #126.2 Census - 14 graded by NGC - 2 with this grade - 1 higher Obv. - head of Vittorio Emanuele II facing left Rev. - Crown coat of arms inside wreath Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and before Cyprus). In 1479, as a result of the marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabel of Castile, the "Kingdom of Sardinia" (which was separated from Corsica) became Spanish, with the state symbol of the Four Moors. The Kingdom of Sardinia remained Spanish for approximately 400 years, from 1323 to 1720. In 1708, as a consequence of the Spanish War of Succession, the rule of the Kingdom of Sardinia passed into the hands of the Austrians. In 1717 Cardinal Giulio Alberoni, minister of Philip V of Spain, reoccupied Sardinia. In 1718, with the Treaty of London, Sardinia was handed over to the House of Savoy. In 1848 the Italian Wars of Independence broke out for the Unification of Italy and were led by the kings of Sardinia for thirteen years. In 1861 Sardinia joined the newly founded Kingdom of Italy. In 1946 by popular referendum Italy became a republic, with Sardinia administered since 1948 by special statute of autonomy. My cost was $180.

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