ITALY 

KM 59

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Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
5 centesimi 19.8 3.26   Plain Bronze Coin
Obverse Reverse

The inscription along the rim: title of king, in the center - bust of king Victor Emmanuel III left.

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, (1869 – 1947), was King of Italy (1900 – 1946), claimed Emperor of Ethiopia (1936 - 1943) and King of Albania (1939 - 1943).

Wheat ear divides face value, the year of minting, mint mark 'R' (Rome).