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5 Lire - Victor Emmanuel II Bologna

Issuer United Provinces of Central Italy
Year 1859-1860
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Engraver(s) Luigi Gori
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Obverse script Latin
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Reverse description Central device comprises the quartered shield of Savoy — featuring the white cross on a red field repeated across four quarters — surmounted by the royal crown with cross finial and flanked by ornate cartouche-style supporters. The shield is encircled by a wreath of oak branches tied at the base with a decorative ribbon bow bearing a central medallion. The circular legend DIO PROTEGGE L'ITALIA runs along the periphery, with the denomination L·5 displayed in the lower exergue. The mint name BOLOGNA appears in small letters near the lower right rim.
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Mintage 1859 B - - 6,566
1860 B - -
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