5 Lire of Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy from Genoa

Engraver: Giuseppe Ferraris (Italian, 1791–1869)
Mint: Genoa
Ruler: Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy, Italian, 1820–1878, ruled 1861–78

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1854

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

27.53 g, 6:00, 36.85 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.49514

Geography

Made in Genoa, Italy

Culture

Italian

Period

Kingdom of Italy

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatic details

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: VICTORIVS EMMANVEL II D G REX SARD CYP ET HIER. 1852 under bearded portait of Victor Emmanuel II r.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: MONTISF PRING PED & DVX SAB GENVAE ET. L 5 and mint mark of Genoa under Savoy coat of arms
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

Marks

FERRARIS under portrait on Obv.
On edge: FERT three times, separated by stars and stylized ampersands

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