Description
Country or authority: Kingdom of Sardinia
Year or date range: 1828
Denomination: 5 Lire
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Carlo Felice (Charles Felix)
Mint or mintmark: Turin (Torino); L in lozenge and eagle’s head
Catalogue references: KM 116.1 (Sardinia)
Obverse description: Bare head facing right. Legend: CAR·FELIX D·G·REX SAR·CYP·ET HIER·. Date 1828 below. Small lettering on the neck truncation is indistinct.
Reverse description: Crowned, quartered shield with central eagle, surrounded by the collar of the Annunciation and two oak branches. Legend: DVX SAB·GENVAE ET MONTISF·PRINC·PED·&·. Below, L·5· between an L in a lozenge and a left-facing eagle’s head.
