Italy 50 Lire - Victor Emmanuel III, 1911

50 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1911. Struck in Gold (.900). Measures 28 mm and weighs 16.13 g.

Obverse

Head of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing left. Name of the engraver below neck. (VITTORIO EMANUELE III KING OF ITALY.)

Reverse

In the field there are two figures: the female represents Italy and the male, seated on an altar, Rome. Behind the figures there is a giant steam warship adorned with festoons and with the Savoy Shield on the bow. At the left of the figures is a plow covered with flowers with "1861-1911". At the right the value and the mintmark

Edge

Reeded