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Italy - 2 lire 1887 R - Umberto I

Italy · 1887 · 2 lires
Uncommon
€14.68minimum price
7,500,000coins minted
€14.38silver value · 8.35 g fine at today’s price
N7565 KM23
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The coin's story

Obverse: Right profile of the king of Italy Humbert I. Reverse: Savoy coat of arms surmounted by the royal crown and a sparkling star surrounded by a plant crown.

    Obverse

    UMBERTO IRE D'ITALIA 1887SPERANZA

    right profile of the king of Italy Humbert I.

    FSEngraved by Filippo Speranza

    Reverse

    L 2R

    savoy's coat of arms surmounted by the royal crown and a sparkling star surrounded by a plant crown.

    Engraved by

    Specifications

    • Denomination2 lires
    • Year1887
    • Mintage7,500,000
    • MaterialSilver 0.835
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter27 mm
    • Thickness2 mm
    • Weight10 g
    • EdgeSmooth with the inscriptions "FERT FERT FERT"
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    2 lires 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

    N7565Numista KM23Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins)

    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 - 1 lira 1887 - M 1907Italy 1 read - Vittorio Emanvelle III 1907 R

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