Reverse: Papal tiara above crossed keys and quartered shield with arms of Pius IX. Engraver´s initials (A.G.) at 7 o'clock.
Legend: PIVS IX - PONT . MAX . / 1848
Obverse: Denomination, flanked by privy marks (crossed keys / tiara within incuse square). Cruciform P-I-V-S within circle below.
Legend: 1 SCVDO ROMANO / GAETE / 1848 / A.G.
Mint Year: 1848 (Year XXV)
Mint Place: Uncertain mint in Belgium.
Reference: CNI -; Muntoni -; Serafini note 52/6; Berman -; Pagani -; Gigante -; KM (X) 5b. R!
Material: Bronzed Copper or Brass
Weight: 21.33 gram
Diameter: 36 mm
Gaeta is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 km from Rome and 80 km from Naples. After his flight from the Roman Republic, Pope Pius IX took refuge at Gaeta in November 1848. He remained in Gaeta until September 4, 1849.