20 Lire - Umberto I

€19,764.00
IssuerItaly
Year1879-1897
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Lire (20 ITL)
CurrencyLira (1861-2001)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight6.45 g
Dimensions21.5 mm
Thickness1.3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Filippo Speranza
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#21
Obverse descriptionHead of King Umberto I facing left with the date below the neck and the name of the engraver in the neck-cut
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringUMBERTO I RE D`ITALIA SPERANZA 1891
(Translation: Umberto I King of Italy 1891)
Reverse descriptionSavoia 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 scriptLatin
Reverse letteringL 20 R
(Translation: 20 Lire R)
EdgeReeded
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1879 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
Catalog ID9440056670
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