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KINGDOM
OF ITALY
20
Lire - 1882 -
R
KM-021
- 6,45 g
Mintage
- 6,970M
The
obverse has
a bust of King Umberto I (b1844-d1900) surrounded by the Italian legend UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA
(Umberto I King of Italy). The date 1882 is at the bottom with the
designer's surname SPERANZA on the truncheon of the neck. The
reverse has the royal arms of Savoy which is
composed of a central escutcheon decorated with a silver cross on red
background, with the royal crown on the top. The escutcheon is surrounded by the
the pendant collar of the Order of the Holiest Annunciation (Ordine della
Santissima Annunziata) which is within a wreath. The
order was one of greatest chivalric orders of all times. It was established in
1362 by Amedeo VI of Savoy (b1334-d1383). The collar is composed of a series of
knots, symbolizing unity, and roses. The arms are flanked by the
denomination 20 L. Umberto was assassinated by an anarchist.
20
Lire - 1885 -
R
KM-021
- 6,45 g
Mintage
- 0,165M
The
obverse has
a bust of King Umberto I (b1844-d1900) surrounded by the Italian legend UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA
(Umberto I King of Italy). The date 1885 is at the bottom with the
designer's surname SPERANZA on the truncheon of the neck. The
reverse has the royal arms of Savoy which is
composed of a central escutcheon decorated with a silver cross on red
background, with the royal crown on the top. The escutcheon is surrounded by the
the pendant collar of the Order of the Holiest Annunciation (Ordine della
Santissima Annunziata) which is within a wreath. The
order was one of greatest chivalric orders of all times. It was established in
1362 by Amedeo VI of Savoy (b1334-d1383). The collar is composed of a series of
knots, symbolizing unity, and roses. The arms are flanked by the
denomination 20 L. Umberto was assassinated by an anarchist.
20
Lire - 1888 -
R
KM-021
- 6,45 g
Mintage
- 0,111M
The
obverse has
a bust of King Umberto I (b1844-d1900) surrounded by the Italian legend UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA
(Umberto I King of Italy). The date 1888 is at the bottom with the
designer's surname SPERANZA on the truncheon of the neck. The
reverse has the royal arms of Savoy which is
composed of a central escutcheon decorated with a silver cross on red
background, with the royal crown on the top. The escutcheon is surrounded by the
the pendant collar of the Order of the Holiest Annunciation (Ordine della
Santissima Annunziata) which is within a wreath. The
order was one of greatest chivalric orders of all times. It was established in
1362 by Amedeo VI of Savoy (b1334-d1383). The collar is composed of a series of
knots, symbolizing unity, and roses. The arms are flanked by the
denomination 20 L. Umberto was assassinated by an anarchist.
50
Lire - 1931 XI - -
R
KM-071
- 4,40 g - 20 mm
Fineness
- 0,900 Au
Mintage
- 0,032M
Edge
-
The
obverse has
a bust of King Victor Emmanuel III (b1869-d1947). Around the bust is the Italian
legend VITT - EM - III - RE (Victor Emmanuel II King). G - ROMAGNOLI - A - MOTTI
- INC. is below the truncheon of the bust The reverse has an allegorical
figure of a Roman citizen in toga carrying a fasces. The legend ITALIA circles
the figure and the denomination L. 50 and the date 1931 - IX is at the lower
right of the figure and an R (for the Rome Mint) is at the lower left of the
figure.
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