Head of King Vittorio Emanuele II right, with the name of the engraver below the neck
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
VITTORIO EMANUELE II
FERRARIS
1863
Reverse description
Savoia coat of arms decorated with the Collare dell`Annunziata, both within a laurel wreath. Below value of the coin and mintmark. Mintmarks: M and BN within a rectangle for Milan (km# 5a.1) T and BN within a rectangle for Turi (km# 5a.2)
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
REGNO D`ITALIA
M L.1 BN (Translation: Kingdom of Italy M 1 Lira BN)
Edge
Inscription incuse between guilloche and rosettes
Mint
M BN Milan, Italy T BN Turin, Italy
Mintage
1863 M BN - KM#5a.1; Mintage shared with 1863 M BN KM# 15 - 24 053 789 1863 T BN - KM#5a.2 - 2 269 616 1867 M BN - KM#5a.1; overdate variety exists - 7 664 535 1867 T BN - KM#5a.2 - 335 465