Umberto Savoyai was born in Turin in 1844. His father, the first king of united Italy, was Victor Emanuel, and his mother was Archduchess Adelheid Maria of Habsburg-Lorraine. Umberto was born as the eldest son of the family. Only four of his six siblings reached adulthood. Among them, Prince Amedeo Ferdinando became King of Spain in 1870. In 1868, he married his cousin, Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Genoa. They had only one child, the later Victor Emanuel III. Prince Umberto ascended the throne in 1878 after the death of his father. During his reign, he continued his father's spirit. Already in the year of his ascension to the throne, anarchists committed several assassinations against him. On the news of the inflation protests of 1898, one of the anarchists decided to kill the king. His plan was realized in 1900. He killed the ruler with three shots. After his death, his son, III. He was followed by Victor Emanuel.

King Umberto I of Italy reigned from 1878-1900, and during his reign significant changes occurred in the Italian coinage. In 1878, even before his coronation, he introduced the Italian lira, which has been the official currency of Italy ever since. The lira was divided into 100 centesimos and minted in gold, silver and bronze coins. In 1880, the Italian gold 100 lira began to be minted, bearing the portrait of the king and the inscription "Regno d'Italia". In 1883, the Italian silver 20 lira , on which the portrait of the king and the inscription "Regno d'Italia" can be seen. In 1885, the Italian silver 10 lira, on which the portrait of the king and the inscription "Regno d'Italia" can be read. In 1890, the Italian bronze 1 centesimo, on which the portrait of the king and the inscription "Regno d'Italia". In 1895 the Italian bronze 2 centesimos with the portrait of the king and the inscription "Regno d'Italia". In 1897 the Italian bronze 5 centesimos with the king his portrait and the inscription "Regno d'Italia". In 1899, the Italian bronze 10 centesimo began to be minted, on which the portrait of the king and the inscription "Regno d'Italia" can be seen. King Umberto was assassinated in 1900, and during his reign minted coins are now rare and have significant collector value.