| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1928 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | 20 Lire (20 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.600) |
| Weight | 20 g |
| Dimensions | 35.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | Giuseppe Romagnoli |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#Pr49 , Pag#203 |
| Obverse description | Head of King Vittorio Emanuele III in military uniform and with helmet facing left. At right, around the rim, name of the author and the engraver. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VITT·EM·III·RE·
G.ROMAGNOLI
A.MOTTI.INC. (Translation: VITTORIO EMANULE III KING) |
| Reverse description | Upper part of the Fascio Littorio (the same of km# 63), with on its right an axe adorned with a lion head. On the axe of the fascio there is a motto, while on the bindings there are dates in roman numbers (up the date of the end of the War, below the present year). Left of the Fascio are the value and the mintmark. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | MCMXVIII
ITALIA
PROVA
L.
20
R
MCMXXVIII
A.VI
MEGLIO·
VIVERE·VN·
GIORNO·DA·
LEONE·CHE·
CENTO·ANNI·
DA·PECO-
RA ~ (Translation: MCMXVIII ITALY TRIAL L. 20 R MCMXXVIII A. VI BETTER TO LIVE ONE DAY AS A LION THAN A HUNDRED YEARS AS A SHEEP) |
| Edge | |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1928 R - Year VI - |
| Catalog ID | 9434862570 |
| Comments |
