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[[Image:Sardinia S57-3019.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 57, lot 3019]]

This specimen was lot 3019 in Sincona sale 57 (Zurich, May 2019), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALY | House of Savoy / Sardinia, Carlo Alberto, 1831-1849. 5 Lire 1842, Genova. Vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of Sardinia, Charles Albert, 1831-49, five lire of 1842, Genoa mint. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The Duchy of Savoy was an Italian state wedged between France and Milan and was often the victim of invasions from both directions. In 1720, the duke acquired the island of Sardinia and promoted himself to king of Sardinia. In 1799, king Carlo Emanuele IV was evicted by Napoleon and the region converted to the Ligurian Republic then annexed to France. Sardinia did not recover her independence until 1815. The king was rewarded by Metternich with the republic of Genoa, which he added to his territory and opened a branch mint there in addition to his existing mint at Turin. The Turin mint used an [[Sardinia 1830(t) P 5 lire|eagle's head]] as a mintmark while coins struck at Genoa sported an anchor.

''Recorded mintage:'' 235,956.

''Specification:'' 25 g, .900 fine silver, .723 troy oz ASW, this specimen 24.92 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Mont. 127. Pagani 251, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-136]], KM 130.2 (formerly C113.3).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* Gigante, Fabio, ''Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed.'' Varese, Italy, 2015.
* Montenegro, Eupremio, ''Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed.,'' Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014. 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019. 

''Link to:''
* [[Sardinia 1830(t) P 5 lire|1830(t) 5 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1837(g) P 5 lire|1837(g) 5 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1842(g) P 20 lire|1842(g) 20 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1842(t) P 20 lire|1842(t) 20 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1842(t) P 100 lire|1842(t) 100 lire]]
* [[Sardinia 1843(g) P 5 lire|1843(g) 5 lire]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1842]]
* return to coins of [[Italy, Sardinia]]

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