Italy 20 Lire - Victor Emmanuel III, 1928

20 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1928. Struck in Silver (.600). Measures 35.5 mm and weighs 20 g.

Obverse

Head of King Vittorio Emanuele III in military uniform and with helmet facing left. At right, around the rim, name of the author and the engraver. (VITTORIO EMANULE III KING)

Reverse

Upper part of the Fascio Littorio (the same of km# 63), with on its right an axe adorned with a lion head. On the axe of the fascio there is a motto, while on the bindings there are dates in roman numbers (up the date of the end of the War, below the present year). Left of the Fascio are the value and the mintmark. (MCMXVIII
ITALY
TRIAL PIECE (literally ‘test print’)
L.
20
R
MCMXXVIII
A. VI
BETTER TO LIVE ONE DAY AS A LION THAN A HUNDRED YEARS AS A SHEEP)