20 Lire - Victor Emmanuel III Pattern

€308,994.00
IssuerItaly
Year1903
TypePattern
Value20 Lire (20 ITL)
CurrencyLira (1861-2001)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight6.45 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Egidio Boninsegna
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pr1
Obverse descriptionHead of King Vittorio Emanuele II facing right. At left the monogram EB of the engraver.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringVITTORIO EMANUELE III EB
Reverse descriptionTwo female standing figures: the one on the left, with helmet and tunic, is the goddess Minerva holding a long stick in her right hand; the right is Agriculture with a sheaf of wheat in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. At right of the figures the crowned Savoy Coat of arms, with the Collare dell`Annunziata. At the left the value and the date in roman numbers.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringREGNO D`ITALIA MCMIII L. 20 JOHNSON & INC
EdgeReeded
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1903 R - MCMIII -
Catalog ID6093996740
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