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1814, Doges of Genoa (Republic). Billon 4 Soldi (w. St. George) Coin. G-VG

Mint Year: 1814
Condition: G-VG
Mint Place: KM-284.
Denomination: 2 Soldi
Material: Billon (silver & bronze alloy)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 3.84gm

Obverse: Equestrian figure of Saint George, spearing the fallen dragon.
Legend: PROBITATE ROBUR

Reverse: Crowned shield within a pair of cornucopia. Value (S.-4.) in fields.
Legend: RESPUBLICA GENEUENSIS / [1814]

The Most Serene Republic of Genoa was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous under territories throughout the Mediterranean. It began when Genoa became a self-governing commune within the Regnum Italicum, and ended when it was conquered by First French Republic under Napoleon and replaced with the Ligurian Republic. Corsica was ceded in the Treaty of Versailles of 1768. The Ligurian Republic was annexed by the First French Empire in 1805, and its restoration was briefly proclaimed in 1814 following the defeat of Napoleon, but was ultimately annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815. Today Genoa is the name of the capital city of Liguria, a northwestern region of Italy.