| CATALOG INFORMATION |
| ID Number: |
YB27-0404 |
| Category: |
Modern Coins |
| Description: |
Italy, 1 Lira 1913 |
| Country or State: |
Kingdom of Italy |
| Year: |
1913 |
| Period: |
Kingdom (17 March 1861 - 18 June 1946) |
| Head of State/Ruler: |
Vittorio Emanuele III (Full Name: Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia) |
| Reign: |
29 July 1900 – 9 May 1946 (45 years, 284 days) |
| Currency: |
Lira |
| Face Value: |
1 Lira |
| Subject/Theme: |
Quadriga |
| Obverse: |
Bust right (King Vittorio Emanuele III) |
| Obverse Legend: |
· VITTORIO · EMANUELE · III · RE · D'ITALIA · |
| Obverse Designer: |
Designer: Davide Calandra
Sculpterer: Luigi Giorgi |
| Reverse: |
Quadriga with standing female figure |
| Reverse Legend: |
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| Reverse Designer: |
Designer: Davide Calandra
Sculpterer: Luigi Giorgi |
| Edge: |
FERT FERT FERT |
| Note: |
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| Mint Mark: |
R (Rome) |
| Composition: |
Silver (Ag) 0.835 |
| Diameter: |
23.00 mm |
| Thickness: |
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| Weight: |
5.000 Grams (0.1342 oz.) |
| Mintage: |
16,176,910 |
| Krause & Mishler Number: |
KM# 45 |
| Other Catalog Number: |
Gigante: 136; Pagani: 772 |
| State of Conservation: |
Very Fine (VF) |
| Rarity: |
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| CATALOG VALUE |
| Proof (Prf) |
€ - |
| Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) |
€ - |
| Mint State/Mint Condition (MS) |
€ - |
| Uncirculated (Unc) |
€ 90.00 |
| Extremely Fine (XF) |
€ 30.00 |
| Very Fine (VF) |
€ 12.00 |
| Fine (F) |
€ 5.00 |
| Very Good (VG) |
€ - |
| Good (G) |
€ - |
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| HISTORICAL NOTES |
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Victor Emmanuel III was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy. In addition, he claimed the thrones of Ethiopia and Albania as Emperor of Ethiopia and King of the Albanians, which were unrecognised by the Great Powers.
During his long reign, the Kingdom of Italy became involved in two World Wars. His reign also encompassed the birth, rise, and fall of Italian Fascism.
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