100 Lire `Littore` - Victor Emmanuel III Small issue

€50,635.00
IssuerItaly
Year1937-1940
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value100 Lire (100 ITL)
CurrencyLira (1861-2001)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight5.19 g
Dimensions20.7 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Giuseppe Romagnoli
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#84, Fr#36
Obverse descriptionHead of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing right. Below the neck, the name of the engraver
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringVITTORIO·EMANUELE·III·RE·E·IMP· G·ROMAGNOLI
(Translation: Vittorio Emanuele III King and Emperor (of Italy))
Reverse descriptionA Littore (man holding the Fascio Littorio) walking left; he has a fasces with axe on his right shoulder and holds a small statue of Victory in his raised left hand Below, in exergue, the crowned Savoy Shield divides the value, with the date at left and the mintmark and the Fascist Era at right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringITALIA 1937 XVI R LIRE 100
(Translation: Italy)
EdgeReeded
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1937 R - XVI - 249
1940 R - XVIII -
Catalog ID8496085350
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