Art Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Saor Alba's Italy 50th Anniversary of the Kingdom of Italy 50 Lire commemorative 1911 This lovely coin was the largest denomination of several commemorative coins issued in 1911 that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. Before the Kingdom of Italy was founded with the King of Sicily as it's ruler, Italy was a patchwork of small feudal states and small kingdoms. This coin commemorates the past, but also the future, with the ocean liner behind the two figures on the reverse of the piece. ScottO's 1901 halfpenny While not a flattering portrait or a rare coin, its in a great grade and is the end of a era of british history, the end of the victorian age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 That Italian coin is stunning, i'd have one of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 One of my all time favorite reverses on the gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Oh man the Italians made some great designs in the early 20th century! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 The winner of this thread is: Saor Alba's Italy 50th Anniversary of the Kingdom of Italy 50 Lire commemorative 1911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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