Description
Country or authority: Kingdom of Italy
Year or date range: 1883
Denomination: 2 Lire
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Umberto I
Mint or mintmark: Rome — R
Catalogue references: KM# 23
Obverse description: Bare head of Umberto I facing right, with prominent moustache. Legend: UMBERTO I RE D’ITALIA. Signature SPERANZA below the neck; date 1883 beneath. Beaded border.
Reverse description: Crowned Savoy shield bearing a cross, surrounded by the collar of the Order of the Annunciation. Radiant star above; laurel and oak branches around. Denomination L 2 flanks the shield; mintmark R at lower right.
