- Description
- Specifications
| ID Number: | DB01-0237 |
| Description: | 1 Lira |
| Country or State: | Kingdom of Italy (17 March 1861 - 18 June 1946) |
| Year: | 1907 |
| 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 (1861-2001) |
| Obverse: | The head of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing right with the name of the engraver below the neck |
| Obverse Legend: | VITTORIO EMANUELE III, SPERANZA |
| Reverse: | A heraldic eagle with the Savoia shield on its chest and the crown of Italy above its head, and the mintmark below between stars, with the value to the left and the date to the right |
| Reverse Legend: | REGNO D'ITALIA, L.1 R 1907 |
| Edge: | Smooth with inscription FERT FERT FERT between knots and rosettes |
| Designer: | Filippo Speranza |
| Orientation: | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Mint Mark: | R (Rome) |
| Composition: | Silver (.835) |
| Diameter: | 23.0 mm |
| Weight: | 5.0000g (0.134229266802771oz) |
| Mintage: | 8,471,824 |
| Catalog Number: | KM# 32, Gigante: 131, Pagani: 767 |
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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. |