1926-1935 Italy Silver 5 Lire
83.5% Silver
$26.95
Select a Grade: Circulated
Get a beautiful obsolete Italian 5 Lire coin, struck in 83.5% fine silver profiling King Vittorio Emanuele III, the last king of Italy to be featured on a coin!
- Struck in 83.5% fine silver from 1926-1935
- Reverse features an eagle with spread wings, perched on a large fasces, or bundle of rods with an axe, ancient Rome's symbol of authority
- The king's support of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini during WWII lead to the monarchy's abolishment by popular referendum in 1946
- Vittorio Emanuele III died in exile in Egypt in 1947
- An exceptional coin collector, his magnificent collection of more than 110,000 Italian-minted pieces from the Medieval Period into the 20th Century is housed at the National Museum of Rome
Add this fascinating silver lire to your world collection!
