Item number: A1349

Year: AD 1831

Material: Gold

Size: 24.2 x 24.2 mm

Manufactured by: Milan, Italy

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a gold coin minted in AD 1831 by the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, located in northern Italy. The denomination is 1 Sovrano, with “Sovrano” also translating to “King” in Italian.

The obverse of the coin features a right-facing portrait of Francis I, Emperor of Austria and King of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, adorned with a laurel wreath symbolising victory. Below the portrait, crossed laurel branches and the letter “M” represent Milan. Surrounding the image is the Latin inscription “FRANCISCUS I. D. G. AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR.”, meaning “Francis I, by the Grace of God, Emperor of Austria.”

The reverse of the coin features the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, represented by a double-headed eagle, a symbol of the Austrian Empire. The eagle clutches a sword in one talon and an orb surmounted by a cross, signifying royal authority, in the other. At the centre of the eagle is a shield divided into two sections: the serpent-dragon emblem of Milan and the Lion of Saint Mark, representing Venice. Atop the shield rests the Iron Crown of Lombardy, worn during the coronation of Italian kings.

The coin’s outer Latin inscription, “HVN. BOH. LOMB. ET VEN. GAL. LOD. IL. REX. A. A.”, translates to “King of Hungary, Bohemia, Lombardy and Venetia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria.” This highlights Franz I’s role as the ruler of multiple regions under the Austrian Empire. Below the inscription, the minting year “1831” is engraved, marking the year this 1 Sovrano gold coin was struck.

The Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia was established in AD 1815 following the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, as determined by the Congress of Vienna. The territories of Milan and Venice were united into a single kingdom under the sovereignty of the Austrian Empire, with the Austrian emperor serving as its monarch. Between AD 1859 and AD 1866, during the Second Italian War of Independence, the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia was gradually annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia after its victories.

物件編號: A1349

年代: 公元 1831 年

材質: 黃金

尺寸: 24.2 x 24.2 mm

製造地: 米蘭，義大利

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚公元1831年，位處義大利北部的「倫巴第-威尼托王國」發行之1索夫拉諾金幣，「索夫拉諾」在義大利語亦有「國王」的意思。

錢幣正面是身兼倫巴第-威尼托王國國王，奧地利帝國皇帝法蘭茲一世的右側肖像，頭上還戴著象徵勝利的桂冠花環。人像下方是交叉的桂冠枝條和代表米蘭的「M」字樣。人像外圍則有拉丁銘文「FRANCISCUS I. D. G. AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR.」(法蘭茲一世 蒙上帝恩典 奧地利帝國皇帝)。

錢幣背面是倫巴第-威尼托王國國徽，一隻象徵奧地利帝國的雙頭鷹，雙頭鷹的爪子各握著一把長劍和象徵王權的十字架金球。雙頭鷹胸前的盾牌是分別象徵米蘭和威尼斯兩地的「龍頭蛇身」和「聖馬可之獅」紋徽，盾牌上方是義大利國王加冕時配戴的「倫巴第鐵冠」。

外圍的拉丁銘文「HVN. BOH. LOMB. ET VEN. GAL. LOD. IL. REX. A. A.」(匈牙利、波希米亞、倫巴第和威尼斯、加利西亞、洛多梅里亞、伊利里亞國王，奧地利大公)，即法蘭茲一世身兼統治者的地區，以及鑄造年份「1831」。

倫巴第-威尼托王國是拿破崙戰爭結束後，歐洲列強按維也納會議的談判結果，於公元1815年，將米蘭和威尼斯兩地共組為聽命於奧地利帝國的倫巴第-威尼托王國，並且由奧地利皇帝身兼王國的統治者。公元1859至1866年間，隨著薩丁尼亞王國在第二次義大利獨立戰爭獲得勝利，倫巴第-威尼托王國併入薩丁尼亞王國宣告滅亡。