Live auction - fwo_459503 - ITALY - KINGDOM OF ITALY - VICTOR-EMMANUEL II 20 Lire 1861 Turin
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| Estimate : | 900 € |
| Price : | 400 € |
| Maximum bid : | 400 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 March 2018 18:47:38 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 20 Lire
Date: 1861
Mint name / Town : Turin
Quantity minted : 3267
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,43 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : VITTORIO EMANUELE II.
Obverse description : Tête nue de Victor-Emmanuel II à gauche ; au-dessous, 1861.
Obverse translation : (Victor-Emmanuel II).
Reverse
Reverse legend : REGNO - D'ITALIA./ L 20.
Reverse description : Écu couronné entouré du collier de l'Ordre de l’Annonciade entre deux branches d'olivier.
Reverse translation : (Royaume d'Italie).
Commentary
Il s’agit de la première année de frappe pour le type.
Historical background
ITALY - KINGDOM OF ITALY - VICTOR-EMMANUEL II
(17/03/1861-9/01/1878)
Victor-Emmanuel II (14/03/1820-9/01/1878), son of Charles-Albert and Thérèse of Tuscany, succeeded his father who abdicated in 1849. In twelve years, with the help of Cavour and the alliance of France, he will reconstitute the kingdom of Italy for his benefit in 1861 but he does not take Rome until 1870.
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