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Obverse of 1999 Italian Coin Set
Obverse of 1999 Coin Set

Reverse of 1999 Italian Coin Set
Reverse of 1999 Coin Set

Obverse of 2000 Italian Coin Set
Obverse of 2000 Coin Set

Reverse of 2000 Italian Coin Set
Reverse of 2000 Coin Set

Brief Italian History
The Roman Empire is famous as one of the great early civilisations, and has left its mark on most of the world and its languages. Roman coins are still found in large quantities today, although Roman gold coins are rare. The Roman Empire crumbled in the late 5th century, after which Italy was a land of small kingdoms and city states. The Renaissance started in Italy, particularly in the wealthy states of Florence and Venice with its gold ducats which were imitated widely. The modern unification of Italy as a nation only began in 1861 under King Vittorio Emanuele II of Sardinia. There were only four kings before Italy became a republic in 1946.

Italian Coinage
Before unification, the various Italian states used their own version of the Lira (pound), originally based, like the English predecimal system, on a pound of silver, divided into 20 Solido (shillings) and 240 Denari (pennies), hence the '£sd' system, which was derived from the currency system instituted by Charlemagne in the 8th Century A.D. This system evolved and varied depending on the state and the time period. By the 19th Century, the Italian Lira had decimalised, with 100 Centisimo to the Lira. However, massive inflation in the wake of the first and second world wars made the subdivisions irrelevent, and by the time of the changeover to the Euro in 2002, the Euro was worth 1936.27 Lira.

Specifications
DenominationDiameterWeightAlloy
1000 Lira278.8Aluminium- Bronze
1000 Lira31.414.60.835 Silver
500 Lira25.86.8Aluminium- Bronze
500 Lira29110.835 Silver
200 Lira245Bronze
100 Lira224.5Cupro-nickel
50 Lira19.24.5Cupro-nickel
20 Lira21.33.6Bronze
10 Lira23.31.6Aluminium
5 Lira20.21Aluminium
2 Lira18.30.8Aluminium
1 Lira17.20.625Aluminium

Notes
Denomination = Face Value of Coin
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Weight = Total weight in grams

Availability & Prices
DateDescriptionAvailability Price £Price $Price €
1999Uncirculated Set Yes£25$42€30
2000Uncirculated SetYes£25$42€30

Historic Italian Coins:

1873 Italian 5 Lira

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