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Italy - 5 lire 1878 R - Vittorio Emanvelle II

Italy · 1878 · 5 lires
Uncommon
€46.31minimum price
1,700,000coins minted
€38.74silver value · 22.5 g fine at today’s price
N2290 KM8 MIR554
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The coin's story

Obverse: right profile of Victor Emmanuel II. Reverse: the coat of arms of Savoie surmounted by the royal crown and surrounded by a plant crown.

    Obverse

    VITTORIO EMANUELE IIFERRARIS1878

    right profile of Victor-Emmanuel II.

    GFEngraved by Giuseppe Ferraris

    Reverse

    REGNO D'ITALIAL.5R BN

    the coat of arms of Savoy surmounted by the royal crown and surrounded by a plant crown.

    Engraved by

    Specifications

    • Denomination5 lires
    • Year1878
    • Mintage1,700,000
    • MaterialSilver 0.900
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter37 mm
    • Thickness2.55 mm
    • Weight25 g
    • EdgeSmooth and inscribed in hollow "* FERT * FERT * FERT *"
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    5 lires 37 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2.55 mm.

    Composition

    Silver90 % Copper10 %

    Reference catalogues

    N2290Numista KM8Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) MIR554MIR

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

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