No 20 Lire coin bearing Mussolini's image was officially struck in 1945 — by that point he had been deposed, arrested, briefly rescued by German commandos, and was weeks away from his execution at Dongo on April 28th. What circulates under this name is a fantasy piece or private medal, not a product of the Italian state mint.
No 20 Lire coin bearing Mussolini's image was officially struck in 1945 — by that point he had been deposed, arrested, briefly rescued by German commandos, and was weeks away from his execution at Dongo on April 28th. What circulates under this name is a fantasy piece or private medal, not a product of the Italian state mint.