Italian
Kingdom - Vittorio Emanuele II di Savoia - 1849 - 1878
|
Value
|
King
|
Year
|
Mint
|
Metal
|
Diameter
|
Weight |
Edge |
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2 Cents |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1861
|
Milan
|
Copper
|
0.787 in
|
0.070 oz |
Smooth |
 |
5 Cents |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1862
|
Naples
|
Copper
|
0.988 in
|
0.176 oz |
Smooth |
 |
20 Lire |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1863
|
Turin
|
Gold
|
0.830 in
|
0.226 oz |
Ruled |
 |
2 Lire |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1863
|
Turin
|
Silver
|
1.059 in
|
0.352 oz |
F.E.R.T.
Savoia knots
and asterisks |
 |
2 Lire |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1863
|
Naples
|
Silver
|
1.055 in
|
0.348 oz |
F.E.R.T.
Savoia knots
and asterisks |
 |
1 Lira |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1863
|
Turin
|
Silver
|
0.909 in
|
0.176 oz |
F.E.R.T.
Savoia knots
and asterisks |
 |
20 Cents |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1863
|
Milan
|
Silver
|
0.634 in
|
0.034 oz |
Smooth |
 |
5 Lire |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1865
|
Turin
|
Silver
|
1.462 in
|
0.88 oz |
F.E.R.T.
Savoia knots
and asterisks |
 |
10 Cents |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1866
|
Milan
|
Copper
|
1.18 in
|
0.352 oz |
Smooth |
 |
1 Cent |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1867
|
Milan
|
Copper
|
0.602 in
|
0.035 oz |
Smooth |
 |
5 Lire |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1870
|
Milan
|
Silver
|
1.464 in
|
0.88 oz |
F.E.R.T.
Savoia knots
and asterisks |
 |
5 Lire |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1871
|
Milan
|
Silver
|
1.456 in
|
0.88 oz |
F.E.R.T.
Savoia knots
and asterisks |
 |
5 Lire |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1873
|
Milan
|
Silver
|
1.460 in
|
0.88 oz |
F.E.R.T.
Savoia knots
and asterisks |
 |
5 Lire |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1875
|
Milan
|
Silver
|
1.456 in
|
0.88 oz |
F.E.R.T.
Savoia knots
and asterisks |
 |
5 Lire |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1876
|
Rome
|
Silver
|
1.462 in
|
0.88 oz |
F.E.R.T.
Savoia knots
and asterisks |
 |
5 Lire |
Vittorio Emanuele II |
1877
|
Rome
|
Silver
|
1.462 in
|
0.88 oz |
F.E.R.T.
Savoia knots
and asterisks |
 |
The
Kingdom of Italy as a unitary state was officially proclaimed on March 17,
1861 during the final phase of the period called the Risorgimento. The
Kingdom was unified under the Savoy dynasty after the Second War of
Independence fought by Vittorio Emanuele II King of Sardinia precisely to
achieve Italian national unification. The unification continued in 1866 with
the Third Italian War of Independence, and in 1870 with the annexation of
the Papal States with the consequent capture of Rome. The completion of the
national territory took place only on November 4, 1918, at the end of the
First World War, the day on which the Austro-Hungarian Empire surrendered to
Italy. In 1919, with the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye during which the
winning allied states decided the dismemberment of the Austro-Hungarian
Empire and the future of the Austrian Republic, Italy obtained the
endorsement for the annexation of Trento, Trieste, Istria and part of
Dalmatia, all territories in which the Italian language was spoken. |