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2 Lire - Victor Emmanuel III Kingdom Anniversary
| Issuer | Italy |
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| Year | 1911 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two standing allegorical figures occupy the central field: a female personification of Italia on the left, resting her hand upon a plow adorned with ears of wheat and fruits, and a male figure representing Roma on the right. Behind the figures rises the hull and rigging of a large merchant vessel, symbolizing Italian commerce and maritime strength. The date span '1861-1911' appears in the upper field, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the unified Kingdom of Italy. The denomination 'L.2' and the Rome Mint mark 'R' are positioned at the lower right. |
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Issued for the fiftieth anniversary of Italian unification, this piece was struck alongside a broader commemorative series timed to the 1911 Esposizione Internazionale di Roma — an exhibition intended to showcase the Kingdom's industrial and cultural progress to an international audience. The celebrations were notably grandiose given Italy's actual financial position at the time, with the country already straining under the costs that would soon escalate into the Italo-Turkish War over Libya later that same year.
KM#52 is frequently encountered with weak definition around the central devices, a known characteristic of the type rather than post-mint wear.