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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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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