Austria & Papal States

Austria & Papal States – 5 Schilling 1935 & Pius IX 1 Lira 1866 – Two silver coins adapted as jewellery Obverse Austria, 5 Schilling 1935: Haloed double-headed eagle bearing the Austrian shield. Legend: ÖSTERREICH · FÜNF SCHILLING. Cross-shaped mounting supports and a hinged brooch pin partly cover this side. Papal States, 1 Lira 1866: Large bust of Pope Pius IX facing left, wearing a zucchetto and decorated vestments. Legend: PIVS IX PON · MAX · AN · XXI. Two attachment loops fitted at opposite edges. Reverse Austria: Crowned Madonna of Mariazell holding the Christ Child, within an ornate mantle. Legend: MAGNA · MATER · AUSTRIAE · 1935. This side forms the front of the brooch. Papal States: Denomination and date, 1 LIRA 1866, within a wreath of oak and laurel, with the Rome mintmark R below. Surrounding legend: STATO PONTIFICIO. References Austria: KM 2853; Schön 56. Papal States: KM 1378; Berman 3342. Specifications Quantity: 2 coins, each adapted as jewellery Metal: Both silver, .835 fineness (coinage standard) Austria – 5 Schilling Weight: approx. 17,76 g, including brooch mounting Diameter: 31 mm Mint: Vienna Date: 1935 Mounting: Brooch fitting with hinged pin Papal States – Pius IX, 1 Lira Weight: approx. 5,91 g, including fittings Diameter: 23 mm Mint: Rome Date: 1866, pontifical year XXI Mounting: Two attachment loops at opposite edges

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