Buongiorno! Welcome to romantic Italy filled with heritage and good food. With its long history, Italy has issued many different types of Italian gold coins. However, gold coins from the republic of Florence (fiorino d’oro) were most likely the first European coin to be made and used in larger quantities.

The first Italian gold coin is estimated to be around 1252. Apart from fiorino d’oro, many other famous gold coins used were ducat, scudo d’oro and sovranos. Italy began using the Lira from 1861. Gold lira are now a great collector’s item, as Italy has been using the Euro from 2000.

1931 Italy Victor Emmanuel Iii Gold 50 Lire Pcgs Ms 64 Price: $689.99 Time Left: 4h 20m

Venice Gold Zecchino Ducat Paolo Renier1779 89 Icg 45 Price: $805.50 Time Left: 19h 31m

1865 Vittorio Emanuel Ii 20 Lire Gold Coin Uncirculated Price: $240.00 Time Left: 1d 3h 6m 0 Bid

1893 Ferencz Jozsef Ika Apker 20 Korona Gold Unc Price: $240.00 Time Left: 1d 3h 15m 0 Bid

1815 Italy Italia Parma 40 Lire Nice Gold Coin Price: $330.00 Time Left: 1d 5h 34m 13 Bids

4 Vatican City Pope Paul Iv 999 Gold Coins 1 Troy Oz Nr Price: $535.02 Time Left: 1d 6h 46m 11 Bids

Italy 20 Lire 1881r Umberto I Gold Coin As Shown Price: $219.95 Time Left: 1d 20h 11m 1 Bid

Gold 20 Italian Lira Coin 1882 Umberto I Italy No Resv Price: $80.01 Time Left: 1d 23h 10 Bids

1828 Genoa Gold 80 Lire Italy Sardinia Scarce Unc Price: $860.00 Time Left: 1d 23h 46m 23 Bids

Fiorino d’Oros or gold coins also happen to be etched in the grandeur of Italy that is why investors and most especially collectors cannot resist the charm of the place. The best things to invest on are Italian Gold Coins. Apart from the simple Fiorino d’Oros, there are other famous gold coins like the ducat, the scudo d’oro, and most especially the sovranos.

Italy began using the Lira as their currency from 1861. The Gold Lira is now tagged as one of the world’s collector’s item. Since 2000, Italy uses the Euro as their currency. Since Italian Gold Coins were minted before 1900, the coin has now attained the status of being a collectors’ item and is being sold as much as 2,000 Euros.

Due to the high value of Italian Gold Coins, more and more Italian goldsmiths have started to duplicate the coins in their jewelry making. Now the intricate design and feel of these Italian Gold Coins would be found in earnings, necklaces and even cufflinks.

Italians value their heritage that is why when you are in Rome, do what the Romans do - collect gold coins and savor delectable dishes. Buona giornata!