Italian Coins 5 Centesimi 1861 King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
Obverse: Head of King Vittorio Emanuele II left. Below the neck the name of the engraver.
Lettering: VITTORIO EMANUELE II RE D'ITALIA FERRARIS.
Engraver: Giuseppe Ferraris.
Reverse: Value and date within two branches, one of laurel and the other of oak. Above the Italy star and below the sign of the mint.
Lettering: 5 CENTESIMI 1861 M.
Engraver: Giuseppe Ferraris.
Mint marks:
B for Bologna (km# 3.1)
M for Milan (km# 3.2)
N for Naples (km# 3.3)
Centesimo (plural centesimi) is an Italian word derived from the Latin centesimus meaning "hundredth". It was equal to 1/100 of currencies named lira. However, not all lira-denominated currencies feature centesimo as their 1/100 subunit. For example, the Turkish lira is divided into 100 kuruş and the Maltese lira was divided into 100 cents.