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| Kingdom of Italy 5 Lire Silver coin, King Umberto I |
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| Kingdom of Italy 5 Lire Silver coin |
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Obverse: Bust of Umberto I right.
Legend: UMBERTO I DE D`ITALIA 1879
Reverse: Crowned arms of the House of Savoy (Italian Royalty), flanked by value. All within wreath.
Legend: L-5 / R (Rome mint letter, in lower right corner)
Mint Place: Rome
Reference: CNI 3, Montenegro 33, Davenport 141, Pagani 590, KM-20.
Diameter: 37 mm; Weight: 24.8 gram of Silver (.900)
Umberto I or Humbert I (14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900), nicknamed the Good (in Italian il Buono), was the King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his death. He was deeply loathed in far-left circles, especially among anarchists, because of his conservatism and support of the Bava-Beccaris massacre in Milan. Umberto I was killed by the Italo-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci in Monza 29 July 1900.