Italy 2 Lire - Victor Emmanuel II, 1863

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Italy Italy
Currency Lira (1861 – 2001)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 2 Lire
Year 1863
Ruler Victor Emmanuel II (1849–1861)
Composition Silver (.835)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 10
Diameter (mm) 27
Demonetized 7 August 1883

Description

2 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1863. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 27 mm and weighs 10 g.

Obverse
Head of King Vittorio Emanuele II right. Below the neck the name of the engraver.
Reverse
Savoia coat of arms decorated with the Collare dell'Annunziata, both within a laurel wreath. Below value of the coin and mintmark. Mintmarks: N and BN within a rectangle for Naples (km# 6a.1) T and BN within a rectangle for Turi (km# 6a.2)
Edge
"*FERT*" inscription with Guilloche and rosettes

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage f vf xf Comment Frequency
1863 N BN 10.1M € 15,00 € 15,00 € 90,00 KM#6a.1; Shares mintage with 1863 N BN KM# 16 85%
1863 T BN 834.7K € 11,00 € 27,00 — KM#6a.2 31%

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