Italy, King Vittorio Emanuele III, lira, 1923
Also known as: Italië, koning Vittorio Emanuele III, lira, 1923
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1923
Nickel coin. Obverse: woman, seated on a pedestal, looking to the left with symbols in both hands. Year in exergue. Reverse: within a wreath, crowned coat of arms of Italy, with to the right of it value indication in two lines: bvono da L.1.
At the bottom, mintmark: letter R [= Rome]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5981; its record gives material recorded as nickel (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 8.08 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- nickel (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 8.08 g · diameter 2,7 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 8,08 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 8.08 g
Design
- Obverse
- woman, seated on a pedestal, looking to the left with symbols in both hands. Year in exergue.
- Reverse
- within a wreath, crowned coat of arms of Italy, with to the right of it value indication in two lines: bvono da L.1. At the bottom, mintmark: letter R [= Rome]. Milled edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Italië, koning Vittorio Emanuele III, lira, 1923
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5981
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references
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