2 Lire - Victor Emmanuel III

Italy's 2 Lire silver coinage was already a diminishing presence in daily commerce by the time this issue ran — the outbreak of war in 1915 pushed silver coins out of circulation almost immediately, as hoarding became widespread and the government began relying on paper substitutes. The brief window between Italy's entry into World War I and the effective disappearance of silver from pockets means that most surviving examples saw little to no actual use.

The 1917 date is the scarcest of the run, with mintage dropping sharply as silver was redirected toward wartime needs.