20 centesimi from Italy of King Vittorio Emanuele III, 1912
Also known as: 20 centesimi uit Italië van koning Vittorio Emanuele III, 1912
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1912
Nickel coin. Obverse: portrait of a woman to the left with an ear of corn in her right hand. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of Italy draped with the collar and insignia of an order between two leafy branches.
Above it, a female figure floating in the air with a burning torch in her left hand. To her left, value indication: c. 20. Below that, the year, beneath which is the mintmark: letter R [= Rome]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5985; its record gives material recorded as nickel (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x weight 4.06 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- nickel (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2.1 cm x weight 4.06 g · diameter 2,1 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 4,06 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.1 cm x weight 4.06 g
Design
- Obverse
- portrait of a woman to the left with an ear of corn in her right hand.
- Reverse
- crowned coat of arms of Italy draped with the collar and insignia of an order between two leafy branches. Above it, a female figure floating in the air with a burning torch in her left hand. To her left, value indication: c. 20. Below that, the year, beneath which is the mintmark: letter R [= Rome]. Milled edge.
Identification
- Original title
- 20 centesimi uit Italië van koning Vittorio Emanuele III, 1912
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5985
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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