1900 R Umberto I Italian Silver Lira

Obverse
1900 R Umberto I Italian Silver Lira (Obverse)

Reverse
1900 R Umberto I Italian Silver Lira (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Italy 
Period:  Umberto I 
Face value:  1 Lira 
Dates:  From 1883 to 1900 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Head of Umberto I facing right 
Legend:  UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA 
 
Reverse:  Crowned shield divides denomination surrounded by wreath 
Legend:  L 1 
 
Edge:  Inscription: *FERT* 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Filippo Speranza 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 24 

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: 
1900 R 
Mint:  Rome 
Mintage:  318,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS20)
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  5.0000g (0.16 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.8350 
Silver Content:  4.18g (0.13 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $5.44 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  23.00mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 24.1 (1883-1900) minted in Rome (Italy).
  • KM# 24.2 (1887) minted in Milan (Italy).

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1900 R 318,000 $7.70 $26.00 $53 $90 $150
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