2 Lira Italy Silver Umberto I (1844-1900)

2 Lira    (about   Lira)
Metal:
State:
Issue year(s):
1882

Person:
Umberto I (1844-1900)             

1887, Kingdom of Italy, Umberto I. Silver 2 Lire Coin. VF-aXF!

Mint Year: 1887 Reference: KM-23. Condition: VF-aXF! Denomination: 2 Lire Mint Place: Rome ® Material: Silver (.900) Diameter: 27mm Weight: 9.87gm

Obverse: Head of Umberto I right. Legend: UMBERTO I DE D`ITALIA 1887

Reverse: Crowned arms of the House of Savoy (Italian royalty), flanked by value. All within wreath. Legend: L-2 / R

Umberto I or Humbert I (Italian: Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia, English: Humbert Ranier Charles Emmanuel John Mary Ferdinand Eugene of Savoy; 14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900), nicknamed the Good (in Italian il Buono), was the King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his death. He was deeply loathed in far-left circles, especially among anarchists, because of his conservatism and support of the Bava-Beccaris massacre in Milan. He was killed by anarchist Gaetano Bresci two years after the incident.

The son of Vittorio Emanuele II and Archduchess Maria Adelaide of Austria, Umberto was born in Turin, which was then capital of the kingdom of Sardinia, on 14 March 1844. His education was entrusted to, amongst others, Massimo Taparelli, marquis d’Azeglio and Pasquale Stanislao Mancini.

From March 1858 he had a military career in the Sardinian army, beginning with the rank of captain. Umberto took part in the Italian Wars of Independence: he was present at the battle of Solferino in 1859, and in 1866 commanded the XVI Division at the Villafranca battle that followed the Italian defeat at Custoza.

On 21 April 1868 Umberto married his first cousin, Margherita Teresa Giovanna, Princess of Savoy. Their only son was Victor Emmanuel, prince of Naples; later Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

Ascending the throne on the death of his father (9 January 1878), Umberto adopted the title “Umberto I of Italy” rather than “Umberto IV” (of Savoy), and consented that the remains of his father should be interred at Rome in the Pantheon, rather than the royal mausoleum of Basilica of Superga.

While on a tour of the kingdom, accompanied by Premier Benedetto Cairoli, he was attacked by an anarchist, Giovanni Passannante, during a parade in Naples on 17 November 1878. The King warded off the blow with his sabre, but Cairoli, in attempting to defend him, was severely wounded in the thigh. The would-be assassin was condemned to death, even though the law only allowed the death penalty if the King was killed. The King commuted the sentence to one of penal servitude for life, which was served in conditions in a cell only 1.4 meters high, without sanitation and with 18 kilograms of chains. Passanante would later die in a psychiatric institution, after torture had driven him insane. The incident upset the health of Queen Margherita for several years.

In foreign policy Umberto I approved the Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungary and Germany, repeatedly visiting Vienna and Berlin. Many in Italy, however, viewed with hostility an alliance with their former Austrian enemies, who were still occupying areas claimed by Italy.

Umberto was also favorably disposed towards the policy of colonial expansion inaugurated in 1885 by the occupation of Massawa in Eritrea. Italy expanded into Somalia in the 1880s as well. Umberto I was suspected of aspiring to a vast empire in north-east Africa, a suspicion which tended somewhat to diminish his popularity after the disastrous Battle of Adowa in Ethiopia on 1 March 1896.

In the summer of 1900, Italian forces were part of the Eight-Nation Alliance which participated in the Boxer Rebellion in Imperial China. Through the Boxer Protocol, signed after Umberto’s death, the Kingdom of Italy gained a concession territory in Tientsin.

The reign of Umberto I was a time of social upheaval, though it was later claimed to have been a tranquil belle époque. Social tensions mounted as a consequence of the relatively recent occupation of the kingdom of the two Sicilies, the spread of socialist ideas, public hostility to the colonialist plans of the various governments, especially Crispi’s, and the numerous crackdowns on civil liberties. The protesters included the young Benito Mussolini, then a member of the socialist party.

During the colonial wars in Africa, large demonstrations over the rising price of bread were held in Italy and on 7 May 1898 the city of Milan was put under military control by General Fiorenzo Bava-Beccaris, who ordered the use of cannon on the demonstrators; as a result, about 100 people were killed according to the authorities (some claim the death toll was about 350); about a thousand were wounded. King Umberto sent a telegram to congratulate Bava-Beccaris on the restoration of order and later decorated him with the medal of Great Official of Savoy Military Order, greatly outraging a large part of the public opinion.

To a certain extent his popularity was enhanced by the firmness of his attitude towards the Vatican, as exemplified in his telegram declaring Rome “untouchable” (20 September 1886), and affirming the permanence of the Italian possession of the “Eternal City”.

Umberto I was attacked again, by an unemployed ironsmith, Pietro Acciarito, who tried to stab him near Rome on 22 April 1897.

Finally, he was murdered with four revolver shots by the Italo-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci in Monza, on the evening of 29 July 1900. Bresci claimed he wanted to avenge the people killed during the Bava-Beccaris massacre.

He was buried in the Pantheon in Rome, by the side of his father Victor Emmanuel II, on 9 August 1900. He was the last Savoy to be buried there, as his son and successor Victor Emmanuel III died in exile.

A newspaper report of Bresci’s attack was carried and frequently read by the American anarchist Leon Czolgosz; Czolgosz used the assassination of Umberto I as his inspiration to murder U. S. President William McKinley in September, 1901 under the banner of Anarchism.

type to read more

 

23 coins in the group
View all coins in the group
2 3 4

Collections: Add to Basket (740 X 368pixels, file size: ~58K)
Posted by: anonymous  2020-11-08
1887,Italien-Königreich. Umberto I. 1878-1900. 2 Lire 1887 R. Pagani 597. Winzige Kratzer und Randfehler, fast vorzüglich.

Collections: Add to Basket (1365 X 655pixels, file size: ~211K)
Posted by: anonymous  2019-06-25
CoinWorldTV 1883, Kingdom of Italy, Umberto I. Nice Silver 2 Lire Coin. VF+ Condition: VF+ Mint Year: 1883 Reference: KM-23. Denomination: 2 Lire Mint Place: Rome (R) Material: Silver (.900) Diameter: 27mm Weight: 9.93gm Obverse: Head of Umberto I right. Legend: UMBERTO I D ...

Collections: Add to Basket (1365 X 658pixels, file size: ~193K)
Posted by: anonymous  2019-05-15
CoinWorldTV 1883, Kingdom of Italy, Umberto I. Nice Silver 2 Lire Coin. VF+ Condition: VF+ Mint Year: 1883 Reference: KM-23. Denomination: 2 Lire Mint Place: Rome (R) Material: Silver (.900) Diameter: 27mm Weight: 9.83gm Obverse: Head of Umberto I right. Legend: UMBERTO I D ...

Collections: Add to Basket (1537 X 744pixels, file size: ~262K)
Posted by: anonymous  2019-03-18
CoinWorldTV 1887, Kingdom of Italy, Umberto I. Nice Silver 2 Lire Coin. VF-aXF! Mint Year: 1887 Reference: KM-23. Condition: VF-aXF! Denomination: 2 Lire Mint Place: Rome (R) Material: Silver (.900) Diameter: 27mm Weight: 9.87gm Obverse: Head of Umberto I right. Legend: UMBE ...

Collections: Add to Basket (1537 X 743pixels, file size: ~280K)
Posted by: anonymous  2018-07-04
CoinWorldTV 1884, Kingdom of Italy, Umberto I. Beautiful Silver 2 Lire Coin. Rome mint! VF+ Mint Year: 1887 Reference: KM-23. Denomination: 2 Lire Mint Place: Rome (R) Condition: Minor deposits, edge-hits and scratches, otherwise VF+ Material: Silver (.900) Diameter: 27mm Weight: 9.9 ...

Collections: Add to Basket (1365 X 662pixels, file size: ~176K)
Posted by: anonymous  2017-05-01
CoinWorldTV 1884, Kingdom of Italy, Umberto I. Nice Silver 2 Lire Coin. Rome mint. XF! Mint Year: 1887 Reference: KM-23. Denomination: 2 Lire Mint Place: Rome (R) Condition: Minor marginal deposits, otherwise XF! Material: Silver (.900) Weight: 10.05gm Diameter: 27mm Obverse: ...
Articles
The Battle of Adwa   The Battle of Adwa, which took place on March 1, 1896, was a historic event in which Ethiopian forces decisively defeated the Italian army. It is a significant event in African history as it marked one of the few instances during the colonial era when an African nation successfully resisted European colonization.Here are some key points about ...
Rare Italian coins Umberto I   Coins featuring King Umberto I of Italy, who reigned from 1878 until his assassination in 1900, can be of interest to collectors due to their historical significance. Here are some examples of rare Italian coins from Umberto I's reign:Gold Coins: Italy issued gold coins during Umberto I's reign, including denominations such as 20 Lire and 100 ...

Collections: Add to Basket Sold for: $19.0
Info: https://www.ebay.com/itm/364732545593 2024-02-26
ITALY 1 Lira 2001 R Proof - Silver 0.835 - History of the Lira - 1808 *

Collections: Add to Basket Sold for: $153.0
Info: http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2666&category=56108&lot ...
FRANKREICH Königreich 5. Republik, 1959-. 10 Euro-Cent 1999. Erstprägung mit feinem Riffelrand. Offiziell in der Münzstätte entwertet. 4.08 g. Sehr selten. FDC.

Collections: Add to Basket Sold for: $26.0
Info: http://www.ebay.com/itm/201088257558 Sun May 18 00:00:00 UTC 2014
ITALY-NAPLES & SICILY 1694 1 Tari (20 Grana) Silver
You may be interested in following coins
500 Lira Italy Silver
500 Lira Italy Silver
group has   36 coins / 25 prices
2 Lira Italy Aluminium
2 Lira Italy Aluminium
group has   6 coins / 5 prices
1 Lira Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Silver Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820 - 1878)
1 Lira Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Silv ...
group has   5 coins / 5 prices
2024-03-26 - New coin is added to 5 Franc First French Empire (1804-1814) Silver Napoleon (176 ...


    5 Franc First French Empire (1804-1814) Silver Napoleon (176 ...
group has    147 coins / 142 prices



FRANCE 1809 5 FRANCS NAPOLEON EMPEROR BUST FRENCH EMPIRE SILVER WORLD COIN
2024-03-25 - Historical Coin Prices
10 Lepta Greece Copper George I of Greece (1845- 1913)
Coin prices from public sources
Details
You may be interested in ...
Market
Dynasty tree and coins
Check yourself!

Coin Puzzle
Coins Prices