2 Lire - Victor Emmanuel III
Obverse: © smithymx67
Reverse: © smithymx67
Description
This was a standard circulation coin for Italy.
Key Details
Country
Italy (ITA)
Sub Category
House of Savoy
Issuer
Banca d'Italia
Currency
Lira
ITL
1861 - 2001
Type
Standard Circulating
Years
1923 - 1927
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Diameter (⌀)
29 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Weight
10 g
Face Value
2 Lire (2 ITL)
Demonetized
Yes
Composition
Nickel
Obverse (heads)
Obverse Description
Portrait of King Vittorio Emanuele III with legend around.
Obverse Designer
Attilio Silvio Motti
Obverse Lettering
· VITTORIO · EMANVELE · III · RE · D'ITALIA ·
Obverse Lettering Translation
Vittorio Emanuele III King of Italy
Reverse (tails)
Reverse Description
An axe with a lions head with denomination, date and mintmark around.
Reverse Designer
Attilio Silvio Motti
Reverse Lettering
P.MORBIDUCCI
A · MOTTI · INC ·
BVONO
DA LIRE
2
1923
R
Edge
Edge Description
Plain
Mints
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome (R)
1911 - to date
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
1923 R
32,260,000
Circulated
1924 R
45,050,500
Circulated
1925 R
14,627,921
Circulated
1926 R
5,101,353
Circulated
1927 R
1,631,500
Circulated