1848, Republic of Venice (Provisional Government). Large Silver 5 Lira Crown. R!
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1848, Republic of Venice (Provisional Government). Large Silver 5 Lira Crown. R! Mint Year: 1848Mint place: Venice Denomination: 5 Lire Mintage: 11,000 pcs. Condition: A nice XF! Reference: Davenport 208, Pagani 177, KM-186. R! Material: Silver (.900) Diameter: 38mm Weight: 24.9gm Obverse: Winged and nimbate lion of St. Mark left, holding book with gospels. Book Inscription: PAX TIBI MAR/CE EVAN GELI/STA MEVS (" May Peace be with you, Mark, my evangelist !") Legend: REPUBLICA VENETA * 22 MARZO 1848 * Reverse: Denomination (5 LIRE) inside wreath. Mint initial (V) below. Legend: UNIONE ITALIANA / V In 1814 the viceroy Eugene , to save Lombardy, retroceded Venetia to Austria. The news of the Revolution of Vienna and the Milanese Insurrection , in 1848, found a ready echo in Venice, where the Austrian garrison, the Italians excepted, departed after peacefully capitulating . Daniele Manin was at the head of the provisional government, which the cities of the mainland accepted; they soon after joined the union with Piedmont under Carlo Alberto, as had already been done by Venice, and in a few days news arrived of the cessation of hostilities between Piedmont and Austria. The Venetian republic was then re-established (11 August, 1848). The Neapolitan general Guglielmo Pepe commanded the Venetian troops against the Austrians who came
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