10 Centesimi - Victor Emmanuel II
Obverse: © smithymx67
Reverse: © smithymx67
Description
This was a standard circulation coin.
Key Details
Country
Italy (ITA)
Sub Category
House of Savoy
Issuer
Banca d'Italia
Currency
Lira
ITL
1861 - 2001
Type
Standard Circulating
Years
1862 - 1867
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Diameter (⌀)
30 mm
Thickness
1.5 mm
Weight
10 g
Face Value
10 Centesimi (0.10 ITL)
Demonetized
Yes
Composition
Bronze
Cu 96%, Sn 4%
Obverse (heads)
Obverse Description
King Vittorio Emanuele II with lettering around.
Obverse Designer
Giuseppe Ferraris
Obverse Lettering
VITTORIO EMANUELE II RE D'ITALIA
FERRARIS
Obverse Lettering Translation
Vittorio Emanuele II King of Italy
Ferraris
Reverse (tails)
Reverse Description
Denomination and date within 2 branches, laurel and oak, the star of Italy is above and the mintmark at the bottom.
Reverse Designer
Giuseppe Ferraris
Reverse Lettering
10
CENTESIMI
1863
Edge
Edge Description
Plain
Mints
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (None and OM)
864 - to date
Strasbourg Mint, Strasbourg (.OM)
Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels (.OM.)
983 - 2017
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited, Birmingham (H)
1850 - 2003
Milan Mint, Milan (M)
Naples, Naples (N)
Turin Mint, Turin (T)
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
1862
Circulated
1862 M
42,000,000
Circulated
1863
80,000,000
Circulated
1866 .OM
20,000,000
Circulated
1866
Circulated
1866 H
40,000,000
Circulated
1866 M
36,000,000
Circulated
1866 N
67,650,000
Circulated
1866 OM
Circulated
1866 T
16,350,000
Circulated
1867 .OM.
Circulated
1867 H
50,000,000
Circulated
1867 N
31,360,000
Circulated
1867 OM
Circulated
1867 T
18,640,000
Circulated