Have that one too. The obverse design is fine, not really that different from earlier issues. The other side is, umm, a little simple. Did the law back then say that lira coins had to be silver? That is the only explanation I have for the words "buono da" on the 1 lira and 2 lire pieces from those days ... Christian
In order to pay down Italy's debt for WW I, the Italian gov't minted vouchers made of nickel good up to 1 and 2 lire. Before the war, Italy belonged to the Latin Monetary Union, which struck uniform composition coins in gold and silver.
Before WWI, Italian 5 Lire coins were large 37mm crown sized silver coins that weighed 25 grams. They were that size from 1861-1914. Italy dropped the size of the 5 Lire coin when they resumed making them in 1926. They were still silver but the size had been drastically reduced to 23mm and only 5 grams.
Yes I have one from 1872: https://www.amazon.com/1872-Kingdom...dp/B01I73SRQA?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
I'm looking for 1861 Torino and 1862 Napoli & Torino 5 Lire. 1866 Napoli 5 Lire is so rare that I've never seen one in any collection here in Calif.
