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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;heuvy31, post: 1828025, member: 42173&quot;]Hard wearing alloy made of iron, <a href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/metal.html#Cr" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/metal.html#Cr" rel="nofollow">c</a>hromium and nickel. The 50 and 100 lire coins of Italy use this material. Because it is a hard material, and thus fairly difficult to strike, you usually find that stainless steel coins have a fairly low relief.</p><p><br /></p><p>The alloy used by Italy is sometimes known as Acmonital, an acronym for Aciaio Monetario Italiano</p><p><br /></p><p>(info found at <a href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/metal.html#SS" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/metal.html#SS" rel="nofollow">http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/metal.html#SS</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]301235[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]301236[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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