Italy 20 lire 1936 R - Victor Emmanuel III

The coin's story

This 20 lire coin in 800 thousandths silver belongs to the series struck from 1936 to 1941 in the name of Victor Emmanuel III, who then bore the title of “King and Emperor” after the conquest of Ethiopia in 1936. Victor Emmanuel III came to the throne on 29 July 1900, after the assassination of his father Umberto I, and reigned until his abdication on 9 May 1946, three weeks later, the referendum of 2 and 3 June 1946 abolished the monarchy. The reverse shows Italia seated on a chariot drawn by four horses, holding a Victory and a fasces, with the date of the Fascist era, in the exergue, the shield of Savoy surrounded by fasces divides the value. Both sides are the work of Giuseppe Romagnoli. The 1936 date, year XIV of the Fascist era, was struck in only 10,000 pieces, the years 1937 to 1941 were reserved for collectors and were not legal tender.