20 Lire - Victor Emmanuel III Trial

€423,552.00
LocationItaly
Year1936
TypePatterns
CompositionSilver (.800)
Weight20 g
Diameter35.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeReeded
Period
Reference(s) KM#Pr65
Obverse descriptionBald head of king Vittorio Emanuele III facing left. Legend continuous around rim.
Obverse letteringVITTORIO·EMANUELE·III·RE·E·IMPERATORE
(Translation: VITTORIO EMANUELE III KING AND EMPEROR (OF ITALY))
Obverse scriptLatin
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 letteringITALIA PROVA XVIII 1939 ________________________ G. ROMAGNOLI | R L . 20
Reverse scriptLatin
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1936 R - XIV -
Catalog ID8976511850
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