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Subalpine Republic - 1801

2 Soldi - best

Obverse:

Within a circle the value, SOLDI DUE in script.

Legend:

NAZIONE . PIEMONTESE .

Size:

27 mm.

Reverse:

A phrygien bonnet above a triangle surrounded by oak branches.

Legend:

LIBERTA EGUAGLANZA

Vern's Comments:

A decent example of this difficult to collect coin. I have several other examples.
The Subalpine Republic was the successor to the Piedmont Republic with a gap of about a year when the area reverted to Austrian and Russian control.