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20 Centesimi - Vittorio Emanuele III magnetic; reeded edge

Features

Issuer	Italy
King	Vittorio Emanuele III (1900-1946)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1939-1943
Value	20 Centesimi (0.20 ITL)
Currency	Lira (1861-2001)
Composition	Acmonital (ferritic)
Weight	4 g
Diameter	21.7 mm
Thickness	1.65 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 1959
References	KM# 75b, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 76b Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Head of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing left and the name of the engraver below the neck

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VITT·EM·III· RE·E·IMP·
G.ROMAGNOLI

Translation:
Vittorio Emanuele III King and Emperor (of Italy)
G. Romagnoli

Engraver: Giuseppe Romagnoli

Reverse

Head of a woman facing right (representing Italy) behind a fasces placed at left, in front of her hairs, and adorned with the Savoy shield and with an axe at its left. Value below between the date at right and the mintmark plus the year of Fascist Era on the left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ITALIA
R
XXI 1943
C.20

Translation:
Italy
R
XXI 1943
20 Centesimi

Engraver: Giuseppe Romagnoli

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	Aosta, Italy
R (excluding 1943)	Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1911-date)

Comments

Coins in pure acmonital are magnetic and more brilliant and darker that coins km# 76a, that have also a part of Nickel
A part of 1943 coins were minted in Aosta but with the "R" mintmark, so are totally indistinguishable by those minted in Rome.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1939 R	10 463 000			$ 0.68	$ 0.68	$ 0.68			7%	XVII
1939 R	25 300 000				$ 0.68	$ 0.68			5%	XVIII
1940 R	35 350 000	$ 0.10	$ 0.12	$ 0.39	$ 0.39	$ 0.66	$ 0.96	$ 0.97	53%	XVIII
1941 R	97 300 000	$ 0.10	$ 0.23	$ 0.32	$ 0.43	$ 0.54	$ 0.59	$ 1.80	63%	XIX
1942 R	99 900 000	$ 0.10	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.40	$ 0.54	$ 0.95	$ 1.90	39%	XX
1943 R	57 003 000		$ 0.07	$ 0.26	$ 0.43	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 2.00	26%	XXI (2,053,000 minted at Aosta, rest minted at Rome)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	Katz Auction 63 Lot 1558	26 Jul 2022	Undetermined	AU	USD 5.38 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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