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Italy - 2 lira VITTORIO EMANUELE 1863 - M

Italy · 1863 · 2 lire
Circulating coinCommon
€17.00estimate
10,089,939coins minted
N19476 KM6a
Circulating coin

2 lires de Victor-Emmanuel II aux armes de Savoie (1863)

The coin's story

Obverse: Head of King Vittorio Emanuele II to right.
Under the neck, the name of the engraver.


Reverse: Coat of arms of Savoia adorned with the Collare dell'Annunziata, both surrounded by a laurel wreath.
Below the value of the coin and the mint mark.

N and BN in a rectangle for Naples (km# 6a.1)

    Obverse

    VITTORIO EMANUELE IIFERRARIS1863

    Head of King Vittorio Emanuele II to right. Under the neck, the name of the engraver.

    GFEngraved by Giuseppe Ferraris

    Reverse

    REGNO D'ITALIAL. 2N BN

    Coat of arms of Savoia adorned with the Collare dell'Annunziata, both surrounded by a laurel wreath. Below the value of the coin and the mint mark. N and BN in a rectangle for Naples (km# 6a.1)

    GFEngraved by Giuseppe Ferraris

    Specifications

    • Denomination2 lire
    • Year1863
    • Mintage10,089,939
    • MintMonnaie de Naples
    • MaterialSilver 0.835
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter27 mm
    • Thickness2 mm
    • Weight10 g
    • EdgeSmooth with the inscription "FERT FERT FERT"
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    2 lire 27 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

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

    Composition

    Silver83.5 % Copper16.5 %

    Reference catalogues

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    By the same engraver: Giuseppe Ferraris 7 coins

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    18111970

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