20 Lire - Victor Emmanuel III Trial

€1.00
IssuerItaly
Year1936
TypeCoin pattern
Value20 Lire (20 ITL)
CurrencyLira (1861-2001)
CompositionSilver (.800)
Weight20 g
Dimensions35.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Giuseppe Romagnoli
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#Pr65
Obverse descriptionBald head of king Vittorio Emanuele III facing left. Legend continuous around rim.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringVITTORIO·EMANUELE·III·RE·E·IMPERATORE
(Translation: VITTORIO EMANUELE III KING AND EMPEROR (OF ITALY))
Reverse descriptionAllegorical female figure symbolizing Italy, holding in her stretched right hand a statue of Victory and with the left a fasces. The figure is seated on a chariot drawn by four horses with slow pace to the right. To the left the year also in the Fascist Era. In exergue the Shield of Savoy adorned with fasces at both sides divides the value. Under the base of the chariot left the author`s name (G ROMAGNOLI), right the mint mark (R).
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringITALIA PROVA XVIII 1939 ________________________ G. ROMAGNOLI | R L . 20
EdgeReeded
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1936 R - XIV -
Catalog ID8020214300
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