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Description
Victor Emmanuel II (Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso; 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was King of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 March 1861, when he assumed the title King of Italy to become the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878. The Italians gave him the epithet Father of the Fatherland (Italian: Padre della Patria).
Engraver: Giuseppe Ferraris
Obverse
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Head of King Victor Emmanuel II left. Below the neck the name of the engraver. VITTORIO EMANUELE II RE D'ITALIA |
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Reverse
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Value and date within two branches, one of laurel and the other of oak. Above the Stella d’Italia and below the sign of the mint. 5 |
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