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Maria Luisa Bridge over the river Taro, 1818

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Maria Luisa Bridge over the river Taro, 1818
Napoleonic Era, Maria Ludovica Bridge over River Taro, 1818, Obv: bust right, "M. LUDOV. ARCH. AUSTR. D. G. PHARM. PLAC. ET. VAST. DUX"; Rev: Landscape of the Bridge over River Taro, "TARO FIRMUS DENIQUE REPRESSO MDCCCXVIII"; Ar, Fine, edge bumps, 40mm, 30.32gms, with loop at top. By Santarelli. The Ponte sul Tara was a giant bridge erected crossing the dangerous river. At 566m long it was considered at that time to be the longest bridge of Europe. Maria Luisa d’Asburgo-Lorena duchess of Parma, Piacenza e Guastalla, commissioned it recruiting the workmen, rewarding them with money and a medal of honour for the record.