5 Centesimi - Victor Emmanuel III

Obverse © whitegandalf

Features

Issuer	Italy
King	Vittorio Emanuele III (1900-1946)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1908-1918
Value	5 Centesimi (0.05 ITL)
Currency	Lira (1861-2001)
Composition	Copper
Weight	5 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	1.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 2741
References	KM# 42 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

Half bust of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing left

Script: Latin

Lettering: VITTORIO·EMANUELE·III·RE·D'ITALIA

Translation: Vittorio Emanuele III King of Italy

Engraver: Luigi Giorgi

Reverse

Female figure representing Italy standing tall on a prow of a ship, with a branch of olive in her right hand and the date to the right of the value above, and the mintmark on the prow while the names of author and engraver on the side of the ship.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CENT. 5
1913
R
P.CANONICA M.
L.GIORGI I.

Translation:
5 Cenesimi
1913
R
P. Canonica M.
L. Giorgi I.

Engraver: Luigi Giorgi

Edge

Plain

Mint

R	Rome, Italy (476-date)

Comments

NOTE: all the coins have the mintmark incused on the prow, except for the coin dated 1908 where is in relief.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1908 R	824 390	$ 0.12	$ 1.90	$ 13	$ 13	$ 13	$ 28	$ 97	without dot after "D"	14%
1909 R	1 733 610		$ 1.20	$ 2.30	$ 5.70	$ 16	$ 17	$ 65	without dot after "D"; signature embossed	33%
1912 R	743 000			$ 14	$ 14	$ 14	$ 29	$ 230	dot after "D"	16%
1913 R	1 964 066			$ 2.30	$ 4.60	$ 5.90	$ 16	$ 120	dot after "D"; see comments	31%
1913 R									without dot after "D"; see comments	1.9%
1915 R	1 038 000			$ 0.14	$ 6.10	$ 7.40			without dot after "D"	16%
1918 R	4 242 000			$ 2.30	$ 7.00	$ 12	$ 13	$ 43	without dot after "D"	43%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232326 Lot 65473	22 Jun 2023	1908 R – without dot after "D"	UNC (NGC MS65+ Brown)	USD 114.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 133 Lot 1926	24 Jul 2024	1908 R – without dot after "D"	VF	USD 46.39 (EUR 40.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232326 Lot 65474	22 Jun 2023	1909 R – without dot after "D"; signature embossed	UNC (PCGS MS65 Brown)	USD 61.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 126 Lot 794	18 May 2024	1918 R – without dot after "D"	XF	USD 26.68 (EUR 23.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 114 Lot 822	24 Feb 2024	1918 R – without dot after "D"	XF	USD 10.44 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 101 Lot 1019	18 Nov 2023	1918 R – without dot after "D"	XF	USD 10.44 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 131 Lot 2311	26 Jun 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 24.36 (EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232548 Lot 64191	20 Nov 2025	Undetermined	XF (NGC XF45 Brown)	USD 74.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 112 Lot 1134	10 Feb 2024	Undetermined	XF	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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