Italy 5 lire 1927 R - Victor Emmanuel III

The coin's story

This 5 lire coin in 835 thousandths silver, known as the “eaglet”, belongs to the series struck from 1926 to 1935 under Victor Emmanuel III, during the Fascist regime. Victor Emmanuel III came to the throne on 29 July 1900, after the assassination of his father Umberto I, and reigned until his abdication on 9 May 1946, three weeks later, the referendum of 2 and 3 June 1946 abolished the monarchy. The reverse shows an eagle standing on a fasces with an axe, the symbol of Mussolini's regime. Both sides are the work of Giuseppe Romagnoli, and the obverse was engraved by Attilio Motti. The 1927 date was struck in 92,887,460 pieces at the Rome Mint, the coins dated 1931 to 1935 were reserved for collectors. The edge alternates FERT, Savoy knots and rosettes, the coin was demonetised on 31 December 1947.