The lira is still today the “Italian currency” par excellence, despite exactly twenty years have passed since its disposal, which took place almost simultaneously with all the others, throughout Europe. The former Italian currency turns out to be one of the longest-lived and certainly among the most fascinating from a collection point of view but also from a historical / cultural point of view. Some lire for rarity and historical importance have an extremely high value today.
The lire that are worth as much as a house: this is what they are. “Crazy”
The lira was born long before our country, united as we know it today, as the first form of coinage called in this way dates back to the early 19th century, when Italy was still a country divided into numerous states: many of these began to adopt the lira under the domination of Napoleon I, but within a few decades, it spread throughout northern Italy. Starting from 1861 with the unification of Italy the lira it has become the totalizing currency for the whole country, and among the most interesting issues from an economic point of view stands a particular coin, made in very few copies (just over a hundred).
This is the issue of 5 silver Lire, with the face of King Vittorio Emanuele III also known as the “Savoy Eagle” due to the representation of the animal on the other side. Only 114 examples were minted in 1901. Given the extreme rarity, it is practically impossible to find one, but in that case we can practically consider ourselves rich, especially if the coin is in particularly good conditions.
Given its historical value, the 5 lire Savoyard eagle represents a kind of fetish for all collectors: a specimen in good condition is worth at least 15,000 euros, but the better the state of conservation, the higher the value which can exceed 110,000 euros if in good condition. Brilliant Uncirculatedprobably representing the most moneyed lira ever.
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