Königreich Neapel 1 Piastra - Ferdinando IV, 1791

1 Piastra - Ferdinando IV aus Königreich Neapel. Ausgegeben 1791. Geprägt in Silver (.833). Durchmesser 41 mm, Gewicht 27.53 g.

Avers

Portraits of Ferdinand IV of Naples and Maria Carolina of Austria, king and queen of Naples conjoined to right. (Ferdinand IV and Maria Carolina happy everywhere)

Revers

Sun with rays, four zodiacal signs (Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn) and a terrestrial globe centered on Italy. The zodiacal signs represent the months after the King and Queen left Naples for the royal family's visit to Vienna, symbolizing the wait of Naples people for the return of their sovereign. (To the sun that returns)