| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1861-1878 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Lire (5 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Dimensions | 37 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Giuseppe Ferraris |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#8 |
| Obverse description | The bust of King Victor Emmanuel II facing right, and the name of the engraver and the date below the neck. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VITTORIO EMANUELE II FERRARIS 1872 |
| Reverse description | Savoy coat of arms decorated with collar and badge of Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation, both within a laurel wreath, and the value of the coin and the mintmark below. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | REGNO D`ITALIA
L.5
M BN (Translation: KINGDOM OF ITALY 5 LIRA M BN) |
| Edge | Inscription with Savoyan knots and rosettes. |
| Mint | M and BN in monogram Milan, Italy N or N and BN in a monogram Naples, Italy R Rome, Italy (476-date) T and B in a shield or T and BN in monogram Turin, Italy |
| Mintage | 1861 T B - Mintmark in the shield, KM#8.1 - 160 410 1862 N - KM#8.2 - 141 851 1862 T BN - KM#8.1 - 51 036 1864 N BN - KM#8.2 - 120 387 1865 N BN - KM#8.2 - 311 623 1865 T BN - KM#8.1 - 490 544 1866 N BN - KM#8.2 - 464 797 1869 M BN - KM#8.3 - 3 995 246 1870 M BN - KM#8.3 - 5 969 156 1870 R - KM#8.4 - 1871 M BN - KM#8.3 - 6 796 534 1871 R - KM#8.4 - 403 505 1872 M BN - KM#8.3 - 7 093 156 1872 R - KM#8.4 - 29 228 1873 M BN - KM#8.3 - 8 438 247 1873 R - KM#8.4 - 16 540 1874 M BN - KM#8.3 - 12 000 000 1875 M BN - KM#8.3 - 8 981 994 1875 R - KM#8.4 - 1 018 006 1876 R - KM#8.4 - 6 390 343 1877 R - KM#8.4 - 4 409 657 1878 R - KM#8.4 - 1 700 000 |
| Catalog ID | 8401410990 |
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