Italy - 5 lires 1911 R - Victor Emmanuel III

Italy · 1911 · 5 lires

Commemorative coinVery rare

€23.71estimate

60,000coins minted

€36.89silver value · 22.5 g fine at today’s price

N17430 KM53 PAG707 GIGANTE71

RZReference number RZRZ-ADFR8

Commemorative coin

Cinquantenaire du royaume d'Italie (1861-1911)

The coin's story

Commemorative coin for the 50th anniversary of the Kingdom of Italy.

Obverse: left profile of Victor Emmanuel III.

Reverse: a man and a woman dancing

Obverse

VITTORIO EMANVELE III RE D'ITALIAD. TRENTACOSTEL. GIORGI INC.

left profile of Victor Emmanuel III.

DTEngraved by Domenico Trentacoste and Luigi Giorgi

Reverse

1861-1911L·5R·

a man and a woman dancing

DTEngraved by Domenico Trentacoste

Specifications

Denomination5 lires
Year1911
Mintage60,000
MintMonnaie de Rome (R)
MaterialSilver 0.900
ShapeRound
Diameter37 mm
Thickness2.55 mm
Weight25 g
EdgeInscriptions "*FERT*∞*FERT*∞*FERT*∞"
ScriptsLatin

Actual size

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

Composition

Silver 90 %

Silver90 % Copper10 %

Reference catalogues

N17430Numista KM53Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) PAG707PAG GIGANTE71GIGANTE

Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

1 lire1907 · 23 mm

1 lire1915 · 23 mm

2 lires1916 · 27 mm

5 lires1911 · 37 mm

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