Live auction - fwo_675984 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF ITALY - UMBERTO I 50 Lire 1888 Rome
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| Estimate : | 5 000 € |
| Price : | 2 700 € |
| Maximum bid : | 2 700 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 March 2022 19:53:25 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : 50 Lire
Date: 1888
Mint name / Town : Roma
Quantity minted : 2125
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 16,15 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Slab
NGC : AU
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sous coque NGC AU Details - Mount Removed
Obverse
Obverse legend : UMBERTO I - RE D'ITALIA.
Obverse description : Tête nue d'Humbert à gauche ; au-dessous, 1888 ; signé SPERENZA en creux sur la tranche du cou.
Obverse translation : (Humbert Ier roi d'Italie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : L - 50.
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.
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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