Italy Fascist coins

Description

1 Lira - Vittorio Emanuele III
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Image courtesy of World Coin Gallery
Features
Country
Italy
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1908-1913
Value
1 Lira (1
ITL
)
Metal
Silver (.835)
Weight
5 g
Diameter
23 mm
Thickness
1.4 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin
alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
yes
References
KM
# 45
Obverse
Half bust of King Vittorio Emanuele III in high uniform facing right, inside a circle adorned with leaves. Legend outside. Inside the circle, on its rim the name of the engraver.
Lettering:
VITTORIO.EMANUELE.III.RE.D'ITALIA
D.CALANDRA M.
Engraver:
Davide Calandra
Reverse
Italy standing on an adorned quadriga with a shield on her left hand and an olive
branch
in the right. The date is below the prancing legs of the horses; far below on the line of the exergue there is the name of the author. In the exergue, the value is flanked by two knots with the mintmark on left and the Star of Italy plus the name of the engraver at the right.
Lettering:
1908
FERT
D·CALANDRA M·
R
L.2
L·GIORGI INC·
Engraver:
Davide Calandra
Edge
Smooth with inscription between knots and rosettes
Lettering:
FERT FERT FERT
1 Lira - Vittorio Emanuele III
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Features
Country
Italy
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1922-1935
Value
1 Lira (1
ITL
)
Metal
Nickel
Weight
8 g
Diameter
26.5 mm
Thickness
1.96 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin
alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
yes
References
KM
# 62
Obverse
Female draped seated figure facing left; holding a little statue of a winged victory in the lowered left hand, and an olive
branch
in the outstretched right hand. Lettering divided by figure, date below exergue line.
At the right of the pillar, the name of the author and of the engraver.
Lettering:
ITALIA
1922
G.ROMAGNOLI
A.MOTTI.INC.
Engraver:
Giuseppe Romagnoli
, Attilio Motti
Reverse
Value on two linea, with crowned Savoy Shield at left. Mintmark below. All in a circle of laurel branches.
Lettering:
BVONO
DA L.1
R
Engraver:
Giuseppe Romagnoli
, Attilio Motti
Edge
Reeded
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Comments
Years from 1926 to 1935 (except 1928) have been coined for collectors only and had no legal tender
50 Centesimi - Vittorio Emanuele III
non-magnetic
©
Image courtesy of World Coin Gallery
Features
Country
Italy
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1939-1940
Value
50 Centesimi (0.50
ITL
)
Metal
Acmonital (austenitic)
Weight
6 g
Diameter
24.1 mm
Thickness
1.9 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin
alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
yes
References
KM
# 76a
Obverse
Head of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing right.
Below the neck the name of the engraver
Lettering:
VITT·EMAN·III·RE·E·IMP ·
G.ROMAGNOLI
Engraver:
Giuseppe Romagnoli
Reverse
Eagle holdin a fasces with axe in its claws, date and year of Fascist Era on the left, near the tail. Below the fasces, in the exergue the Savoy shield divides value, with mint mark at left.
Lettering:
ITALIA
1940
XVIII
R
C. 50
Engraver:
Giuseppe Romagnoli
Edge
Reeded
edge
© Numista
Features
Country
Italy
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1939-1943
Value
20 Centesimi (0.20
ITL
)
Metal
Acmonital (ferritic)
Weight
4 g
Diameter
21.7 mm
Thickness
1.65 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin
alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
yes
References
KM
# 75b,
Schön
# 76b
Obverse
Head of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing left
Below the neck the name of the engraver
Lettering:
VITT·EM·III· RE·E·IMP·
G.ROMAGNOLI
Engraver:
Giuseppe Romagnoli
Reverse
Head of woman (representing Italy) with a fasces at left, in front of her hairs. Fasces is adorned with the Savoy shield and with an axe at left
Below, the value of coin between dates and mintmark
Lettering:
ITALIA
R
XVIII 1940
C.20
Engraver:
Giuseppe Romagnoli
Edge
Reeded
Comments
In 1943 have been minted also 2.000.000 of pieces from Aosta Mint but are totally indistinguishable from those minted in Rome Mint.
5 Centesimi - Vittorio Emanuele III
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Features
Country
Italy
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1919-1937
Value
5 Centesimi (0.05
ITL
)
Metal
Copper
Weight
3.25 g
Diameter
19.5 mm
Thickness
1.56 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin
alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
yes
References
KM
# 59,
Schön
# 59
Obverse
Head of king Victor Emmanuel III facing left, lettering around edge.
Lettering:
VITTORIO EMANVELE III RE D'ITALIA
A.MOTTI
Translation:
Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy.
Engraver:
Attilio Silvio Motti
Reverse
Large central ear of wheat divides value. Date lower right. Mintmark bottom right of wheat
Lettering:
C. 5
1937
R
Engraver:
Attilio Silvio Motti
Edge
Smooth
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