April 12, 2024
1911, Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. Silver 2 Lire Coin.R!
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1911, Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. Silver 2 Lire Coin. R! Condition: VF+Mint Year: 1911 Mint Place: Rome Reference: KM-52. Material: Silver (.835) Denomination: 2 Lire - 50th anniversary of the Kingdom of Italy ! Diameter: 26mm Weight: 9.95gm Obverse: Bust of Victor Emmanuel III left. Legend: VITTORIO EMANVELLE III RE D´ITALIA Exergue: D. TRENTACOSTE / L.GIORGI INC. Reverse: Allegoric figure of Italy and Athena. Ship in background. Anniversary dates of the Kingdom in right field. Legend: L.2 R / 1861-1911Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed. ! Victor Emmanuel III (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele III ; 11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947) was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy (29 July 1900 – 9 May 1946). In addition, he was the claimed Emperor of Ethiopia (1936–43) and King of Albania (1939–43). During his long reign, Victor Emmanuel III saw two world wars and the birth, rise, and fall of Fascism in the Kingdom of Italy.He has been seldom treated sympathetically by historians. His almost forced abdication on the eve of a referendum on the future of the Italian monarchy achieved nothing — being too little, far too late. At worst, it reminded undecided voters of the role the monarchy and the King's own actions (or inactions) had played during the Fascist period, at precisely the moment when monarchists were hoping that
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