20 Lire - Victor Emmanuel III Pattern

€308,991.00
IssuerItaly
Year1912
TypePatterns
Value20 Lire (20 ITL)
CurrencyLira (1861-2001)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight6.45 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Egidio Boninsegna
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pr15
Obverse descriptionBust of King Vittorio Emanuele III in high uniform. Below, at left, a knot in a rectangle.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringVITTORIO EMANUELE III
Reverse descriptionAllegoric figure of agricultural Italy depicted as a women carrying a sheaf of wheat on her left and with her right hand on a plow. The value is in the background left and right of the woman. Below, in the exergue, are the name of the engraver and of the author and the date between mintmark and the Star of Italy.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringREGNO D`ITALIA PROVA LIRE 20 E. BONINSEGNA M. L. GIORGI INC R 1912
Edge
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1912 R - 2-3 pieces knwon -
Catalog ID1326155330
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