Head of King Umberto I facing left with the date below the neck and the name of the engraver in the neck-cut
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
UMBERTO I RE D`ITALIA
SPERANZA
1891 (Translation: Umberto I King of Italy 1891)
Reverse description
Savoia crowned coat of arms decorated with the Collare dell`Annunziata and the value at both sides, all encircled by a wreath made by a branch of laurel and one of oak. Up the crowned shield there is the Star of Italy. The Mintmark is below the wreath, on the right.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
L 20
R (Translation: 20 Lire R)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
R Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage
1879 R - - 146 466 1880 R - - 128 808 1881 R - - 843 028 1882 R - overdate variety of `1` exists - 6 970 007 1883 R - - 182 280 1883 R - overdate variety of `2` on `3`; Mintage included above - 1884 R - - 9 775 1885 - - 164 734 1886 R - - 59 008 1888 R - - 111 540 1889 R - - 1890 R - - 68 220 1891 R - overdate variety of `1` exists - 31 791 1893 R - overdate variety of `1` exists - 41 214 1897 R - - 38 333