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Italy - 1 lira 1887 - M

Italy · 1887 · 1 lire
Common
€11.16minimum price
16,304,648coins minted
€7.19silver value · 4.18 g fine at today’s price
N19475 KM24 MIR564
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The coin's story

Obverse: Head of the naked king to the right. Reverse: coat of arms of the kingdom of Italy crowned and surrounded by branches of mistletoe and olive.

    Obverse

    UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIASPERANZA1887

    Head of the naked king to the right.

    FSEngraved by Filippo Speranza

    Reverse

    L 1M

    coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy crowned and surrounded by branches of mistletoe and olive.

    Engraved by

    Specifications

    • Denomination1 lire
    • Year1887
    • Mintage16,304,648
    • MaterialSilver 0.835
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter23 mm
    • Thickness1.4 mm
    • Weight5 g
    • EdgeInscription "FERT FERT FERT"
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    1 lire 23 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 1.4 mm.

    Composition

    Silver83.5 % Copper16.5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N19475Numista KM24Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) MIR564MIR

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    1 lire1887 · 23 mm 2 lires1887 · 27 mm

    By the same engraver: Filippo Speranza 4 coins

    1879Italy - 5 lire 1879 R - Umberto I 1887Italy - 2 lire 1887 R - Umberto I 1907Italy 1 read - Vittorio Emanvelle III 1907 R

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    18111970

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