Barbarina Público Deposited
The name given to a silver coin of Mantua of the value of ten Soldi, which bears the figure of St. Barbara, the patron of the city. It was originally struck by Duke Guglielmo Gonzaga (1550- 1587) and was copied in Guastalla.
A variety of this coin, but smaller, was issued at the beginning of the seventeenth century, and was computed at one Grosso. It was known as the Barbarina Nuova, or Barbarina col Girasole, from the sun-flower in the design.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)