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Obverse: Laureate head of Ferdinand I right.
Legend: FERDINANDVS • I • D • G • AVSTRIAE • LIBERATOR • LONGOB • ET • VENET • REX.
Reverse: The iron crown of the Lombards above inscription in 4 lines. Motto (AVITA ET AUCTA - "Inherited and expanded") above.
Legend: REX • LONGOB • ET • VENET • / CORONAT • MEDIOL • / MENS • SEPT • / MDCCCXXXVIII (1838)
The Iron Crown of Lombardy (Corona Ferrea) is both a reliquary and one of the most ancient royal insignia of Europe. The crown became one of the symbols of the Kingdom of Lombards and later of the medieval Kingdom of Italy. It is kept in the Cathedral of Monza, in the suburbs of Milan.
Mint Place: Milan
Reference: Montenuovo 2586, Crippa 8/B var. (here in silver),
Diameter: 19 mm
Weight: 3.21 gram of Silver
Ferdinand I of Austria
Ferdinand I (19 April 1793 – 29 June 1875) was Emperor of Austria, President of the German Confederation, King of Hungary and Bohemia (as Ferdinand V), as well as associated dominions from the death of his father (Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor) on 2 March 1835, until his abdication after the Revolutions of 1848.He married Maria Anna of Savoy, the sixth child of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. They had no issue. Ferdinand was incapable of ruling his empire because of his mental deficiency, so his father, before he died, drafted a will promulgating that he consult Archduke Louis on every aspect of internal policy, and urged him to be influenced by Prince Metternich, Austria's foreign minister.
He abdicated on December 2, 1848. He was succeeded by his nephew, Francis Joseph. Following his abdication, he lived in Hradčany Palace, Prague, until his death in 1875.