French Ionian 2 Soldi
Greece
1807–1814
Reference data compiled from public catalogs
Estimated Melt Value
$0.14
Based on Copper spot price ($6.09/oz) · 95.0% purity · 10.89g
Updated 2:16 PM
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Specifications
| Country | Greece |
| Years Minted | 1807–1814 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 10.89 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Plain |
Design
Obverse
Features the crowned coat of arms of the Ionian Republic.
Reverse
Displays the denomination '2 SOLDI' and the year of issue.
History & Notable Facts
What sets the French Ionian 2 Soldi apart is its use of a lion emblem, inherited from Venetian rule, awkwardly adapted to proclaim French authority on a humble copper blank.
That lion, staring out from the obverse, once symbolized St. Mark's power over the seas. Now, in 1807, it guarded a coin worth two soldi in the Ionian Islands, a Napoleonic protectorate off Greece's coast. The reverse simply stated the value, with lettering that mixed Greek script and Latin influences—a nod to the islands' tangled history.
Mintage figures? They're murky. Records from that era often vanished with the winds of war. We know these coins circulated amid blockades, their copper possibly scavenged from older debris.
Some numismatists quip that the lion looks more confused than fierce, as if wondering how it ended up serving an emperor from Corsica.
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