Live auction - fwo_489048 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF ITALY - UMBERTO I 5 Lire 1878 Rome
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| Estimate : | 600 € |
| Price : | 250 € |
| Maximum bid : | 250 € |
| End of the sale : | 11 September 2018 18:27:48 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 5 Lire
Date: 1878
Mint name / Town : Roma
Quantity minted : 100000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 37 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 24,9 g.
Edge : inscrite en creux FERT FERT FERT
Rarity : R2
Obverse
Obverse legend : UMBERTO I - RE D'ITALIA.
Obverse description : Tête nue d'Humbert à droite ; au-dessous, 1878 ; signé SPERENZA en creux sur la tranche du cou.
Obverse translation : (Humbert Ier roi d'Italie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : L - 5.
Reverse description : Écu de Savoie couronné entouré du collier de l'Ordre de l’Annonciade entre une branche d'olivier et une branche de chêne.
Commentary
Première année de frappe à l’effigie du nouveau roi.
First year of minting with the effigy of the new king
First year of minting with the effigy of the new king
Historical background
ITALY - KINGDOM OF ITALY - UMBERTO I
(20/01/1878-29/07/1900)
Humbert (1844-1900) was the son of Victor-Emmanuel II and Marie-Adélaïde de Habsbourg. He succeeded his father in 1878. He married his cousin Marguerite de Savoie (1851-1926). He was assassinated by Gaétan Bresci on July 29, 1900. His son Victor-Emmanuel III (1869-1947) succeeded him.
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