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Italy. Kingdom of Italy under the House of Savoy. Vittorio Emanuele III, 1900-1946. 20 Lire. 1928. Roma (Silver, 35.5 mm, 19.95 g). VITT EM III RE, Helmeted bust of the King left. Rev. ITALIA, Fasces with lion's head atop, inscribed: MCMXXVIII /A VI - MEGLIO / VIVERE VN / GIORNO DA / LEONE CHE / CENTO ANNI / DA PECO / RA. MIR 1129. Pagani 680. Gigante 44. Simonetti 64/1. KM 70. Nicely toned. Good Very Fine. An iconic propaganda issue, masterfully engraved by Giuseppe Romagnoli and Attilio Silvio Motti, featuring the Fascist motto: 'Better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep. Italians nicknamed this coin the "cappellone" (big hat) due to the helmeted portrait of the king.

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Italy. Kingdom of Italy under the House of Savoy. Vittorio Emanuele III, 1900-1946. 20 Lire. 1928. Roma (Silver, 35.5 mm, 19.95 g). VITT EM III RE, Helmeted bust of the King left. Rev. ITALIA, Fasces with lion's head atop, inscribed: MCMXXVIII /A VI - MEGLIO / VIVERE VN / GIORNO DA / LEONE CHE / CENTO ANNI / DA PECO / RA. MIR 1129. Pagani 680. Gigante 44. Simonetti 64/1. KM 70. Nicely toned. Good Very Fine. An iconic propaganda issue, masterfully engraved by Giuseppe Romagnoli and Attilio Silvio Motti, featuring the Fascist motto: 'Better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep. Italians nicknamed this coin the "cappellone" (big hat) due to the helmeted portrait of the king.