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20 Lire Prova
| Issuer | Republic of San Marino |
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| Year | 1933-1935 |
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| Value | 20 Lire (20 SML) |
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| Obverse description | Three stylized ostrich plumes — the heraldic emblem of San Marino — rise prominently from the center of the field, rendered in fine detail. A small crown appears above the plumes. The circular legend REPVBBLICA DI S. MARINO runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination L. 20 appears in the lower field. The word PROVA (trial) and the engraver's signature E. SAROLDI / A.M. INC. are inscribed in the field, identifying this piece as a pattern strike. |
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| Mintage | 1933 R - - 100 1935 R - - 100 |
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San Marino struck a series of silver prova coins in the early 1930s as pattern submissions, never releasing them for general circulation. The republic's coinage during this period was produced under Italian Fascist oversight — Mussolini's government had restructured San Marino's monetary arrangements, and new coin designs required approval through Rome. Whether this piece was rejected, superseded, or simply shelved before the political relationship further complicated matters is not entirely clear from surviving mint records.