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50 Lire - Victor Emmanuel II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Italy |
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| Year | 1864 |
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| Weight | 16.12 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Victor Emmanuel II facing left, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including his characteristic full beard and moustache. The engraver's signature FERRARIS appears in small letters below the truncation of the neck. The legend VITTORIO EMANUELE II curves along the upper periphery within a beaded border, while the date 1864 is positioned in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Savoy coat of arms, a quartered shield bearing the dynastic cross of Savoy, is displayed at the centre of the field, supported on either side by symmetrical sprays of olive and oak branches tied at the base with a decorative ribbon. The royal crown surmounts the shield. The legend REGNO D'ITALIA curves along the upper periphery within a beaded border, and the denomination L. 50 appears in the lower field, flanked by the mint mark T and the assayer's initials BN. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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