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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;petronius, post: 1574487, member: 37365&quot;]50 centesimi and 2 lire 1941 are coins of the so called <i>&quot;serie Impero&quot;</i> issued since 1936 to celebrate the proclamation of the Empire, after the conquest of Ethiopia. Vittorio Emanuele III added to &quot;King of Italy&quot; the title of &quot;Emperor of Ethiopia&quot;, and on coins he became <i>&quot;RE E IMP.&quot;</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&quot;Serie Impero&quot;</i>, that includes also gold 50 lire, silver 20 and 10 lire, nickel 1 lira and 20 centesimi, and bronze 10 e 5 centesimi, was the last serie of coins issued by Italian Kingdom, from 1936 to 1943. Actually, only in 1936 all coins were struck for circulation, excluding 50 lire.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gold 50 lire was struck in 1937 and 1938 (with 1936 date) upon request of individuals, who provided the gold to the Mint, paying, in addition to face value, 22 lire per kg. of wrought gold. Only 790 pieces were minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]216157.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(this coin is NOT in my collection :so-sad<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Silver 20 and 10 lire were minted until 1941, but from 1937 only for numismatists. </p><p><br /></p><p>These gold and silver coins are very rare and expensive today.</p><p><br /></p><p>2 lire, 1 lira and centesimi, were largely struck for circulation, and are common today, only some types (2 lire 1942-1943, 1 lira and 50 centesimi 1943) are a bit rare. </p><p><br /></p><p>petronius :smile[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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