20 Lire - Victor Emmanuel II

€1.00
IssuerPiedmont-Sardinia, Kingdom of
Year1850-1861
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Lire
CurrencyLira (1816-1861)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight6.45 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Giuseppe Ferraris
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#146, Fr#1146, C#126
Obverse descriptionBust of Emmanuel II to left, date below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringVICTORIVS EMMANVEL II·D·G·REX SARD·CYP· ET HIER· 1859
Reverse descriptionCrowned spade-shaped shield of 4-fold arms, with central shield of Savoy eagle, between 2 oak branches, collar of order suspended below, value `L.20` divides mintmarks at bottom.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDVX SAB·GENVAE ET MONTISF·PRINC·PED· & P L.20
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1850 B - KM#146.1 - 66 286
1850 P - KM#146.2 - 139 169
1851 B - KM#146.1 - 162 988
1851 P - KM#146.2 - 295 792
1852 B - KM#146.1 - 45 513
1852 P - KM#146.2 - 102 899
1853 B - KM#146.1 -
1853 P - KM#146.2 - 136 767
1854 P - KM#146.2 - 142 270
1855 B - EMMANVEL H instead of II; KM#146.1 -
1855 B - KM#146.1 - 41 512
1855 P - KM#146.2 - 148 235
1856 B - KM#146.1 - 61 485
1856 P - KM#146.2 - 113 098
1857 B - KM#146.1 - 67 415
1857 P - KM#146.2 - 58 549
1858 B - KM#146.1 - 102 723
1858 P - KM#146.2 - 176 035
1859 B - KM#146.1 - 186 640
1859 P - KM#146.2 - 453 935
1860 B - KM#146.1 - 110 624
1860 M - KM#146.3 - 22 633
1860 P - KM#146.2 - 163 322
1861 B - KM#146.1 - 155 514
Catalog ID7289007820
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