1861 F Victor Emmanuel II Italian Silver Lira

Obverse
1861 F Victor Emmanuel II Italian Silver Lira (Obverse)

Reverse
1861 F Victor Emmanuel II Italian Silver Lira (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Italy 
Period:  Victor Emmanuel II 
Face value:  1 Lira 
Dates:  From 1861 to 1862 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Victor Emmanuel II facing right 
Legend:  VITTORIO EMANUELE II 
 
Reverse:  Coat of arms 
Legend:  REGNO D'ITALIA L·1 
 
Edge:  Inscription: FERT FERT FERT 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Giuseppe Ferraris 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 5 

Currency
Unit:  Italian Lira 
System:  Decimal 
 
Fractions:  100 Centesimi = 1 Lira
 
Mint Marks: 
B/I - Heaton and Sons, Birmingham, England
F - Florence, Italy
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
KB - Berlin, Germany
M, M BN - Milan, Italy (M or M and BN in monogram)
N, N BN - Naples, Italy (N or N and BN in monogram)
OM - Strasbourg, France
R - Rome, Italy
T, T B, T BN - Turin, Italy (B in shield or BN in monogram)

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Issue
Year: 
1861 F 
Mint:  Florence 
Mintage:  432,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS20)
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# A5 minted in Florence 

Specifications
Total Weight:  5.0000g (0.16 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  4.50g (0.14 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $5.87 
Alignment: 
Diameter:  23.00mm 
Thickness:  1.50mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# A5 (1861) minted in Florence.
  • KM# 5.1 (1861-1862) minted in Turin.
  • KM# 5.2 (1862) minted in Naples.

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1861 F 432,000 $29.00 $54 $100 $200 $350 $600 $1700
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