| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1940 |
| Type | Pattern |
| Value | 5 Lire |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Nickel |
| Weight | 12.7 g |
| Dimensions | 33.2 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | Giuseppe Romagnoli |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Bust of King Vittorio Emanuele III in military uniform and with rounded helmet facing left. Name of the author below. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VITT·EM·III· | RE·E·IMP·
G.ROMAGNOLI (Translation: Vittorio Emanuele III King and Emperor (of Italy) G. Romagnoli) |
| Reverse description | On the upper left a crowned Savoy shield with at right a faces in vertical position flanked by an axe at right. Below the fasces divides the value at both sides with date at left and the year of the fascist era at right. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ITALIA 1940 L. | 5 XVIII R |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1940 R - XVIII - |
| Catalog ID | 6363289930 |
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