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1 Besa - Victor Emmanuel III
| Issuer | Italian Somaliland |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Value | 1 Besa (0.01) |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of Victor Emmanuel III facing left, wearing a military collar with decorations visible at the neck. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail, including a short moustache and closely cropped hair. The circular legend around the periphery reads VITTORIO EMANUELE III RE D'ITALIA, and the word PROVA appears in the right field, identifying this as a pattern or trial strike. |
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| Obverse lettering | VITTORIO·EMANVELE·III·RE·D`ITALIA PROVA (Translation: Vittorio Emanuele III King of Italy Trial) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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