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Piastra of Naples

1805 ・ silver ・ 19th century ・ Naples

Piastra of Naples(obverse)Piastra of Naples(reverse)
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The great silver piastra of Naples was worth 120 grana. This piece was struck in 1805 under Ferdinand IV. It is the south's entry in the century of the thaler—and a representative of the coins fated, half a century later, to be called in with unification and vanish into the crucible, replaced by the lira.