Parma - 1815

5 Soldi
Obverse - Parma - 1815 - 5 Soldi Reverse - Parma - 1815 - 5 Soldi
Obverse - Bust of Duchess Maria Luigia, facing left
Legend, M. LUIGIA PRIN. IMP. ARCID. D'AUS.
Below bust, 1815. Also an oil lamp.
Reverse - A crown surmounting the monogrammed letters ML.
Legend, PER LA GR. DI DIO D.DI PARMA P.G.
Below, 5 SOLDI
 
This was Marie Louise's life after Napoleon. She was given Parma to rule and this has to be one of the first coins of the realm. The coin is about the size of a pinky fingernail.