20 Lire
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Features
| Issuer |
Italy
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1946-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1957-2001 |
| Value | 20 Lire (20 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Bronzital (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) |
| Weight | 3.6 g |
| Diameter | 21.25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.67 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 28 February 2002 |
| Number | N# 1113 |
| References | KM# 97 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Woman head facing left with wheat sprigs in her curly hair. Designer name below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
GIAMPAOLI
Translation:
Italian Republic
Giampaoli
Engraver: Pietro Giampaoli
Reverse
Oak branch in the center with the denomination to the left and the mintmark below and the date to the right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
L.20
R 1971
Translation:
20 Lire
R 1971
Engraver: Pietro Giampaoli
Edge
Reeded (1957-1959)
Smooth (1968-2001)
Mint
| R | Rome, Italy (476-date) |
Comments
KM#97.1: Reeded edge
KM#97.2: Smooth edge
The Bronzital or Aluminum Bronze was used for the first time for this coin. In addition to copper, it contained 7.5 to 8.5 parts of aluminum and 0.3 to 0.6 parts of titanium. This last element made the processing of the alloy difficult and for this reason in 1959 the production of the 20 lire was suspended.
In 1967 the Bronzital alloy was modified assuming the following composition: aluminum 6%, nickel 2%, the rest (92%) copper. The technical difficulties of processing were thus overcome and minting resumed in 1968.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1957 R | 60 075 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.37 | $ 10 | KM# 97.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Plain "7" | 39% | ||||
| 1957 R | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.43 | $ 0.58 | $ 1.10 | KM# 97.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Serifed "7" | 11% | |||||
| 1958 R | 
|
80 550 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.35 | $ 1.30 | KM# 97.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
50% | ||||
| 1959 R | 4 005 000 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.64 | $ 0.68 | $ 3.20 | $ 16 | KM# 97.1Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | ||||||
| 1968 R | 100 000 | $ 34 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
BU - In BU Sets | 1.0% | ||||||||||
| 1969 R | 16 735 000 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.57 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
11% | ||||||
| 1969 R | 310 000 | $ 0.81 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
BU - In BU Sets | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| 1970 R |
|
32 511 000 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.60 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
17% | ||||
| 1971 R | 12 375 000 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.17 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.57 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | |||||||
| 1972 R | 34 400 000 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.94 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
15% | |||||||
| 1973 R | 20 000 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.19 | $ 1.20 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
11% | |||||
| 1974 R | 17 000 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.81 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
10% | |||||||
| 1975 R |
|
24 750 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.19 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.58 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
12% | |||||
| 1976 R | 17 325 000 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.23 | $ 1.20 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
10% | |||||
| 1977 R | 9 900 000 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.28 | $ 1.90 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
7% | ||||||||
| 1978 R | 13 521 000 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.41 | $ 1.20 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
9% | |||||||
| 1979 R |
|
32 000 000 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.73 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
16% | |||||
| 1980 R |
|
61 795 000 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.35 | $ 0.42 | $ 0.57 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
20% | ||||||
| 1981 R | 81 500 000 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.14 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.58 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
23% | |||||
| 1982 R | 34 500 000 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.28 | $ 0.58 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
14% | ||||||
| 1983 R | 15 110 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.58 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
9% | |||||||
| 1984 R | 5 122 000 | $ 0.38 | $ 0.93 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.20 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
5% | ||||||||
| 1985 R |
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15 000 000 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.24 | $ 0.41 | $ 0.41 | $ 0.58 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
9% | ||||||
| 1985 R | 20 345 | $ 8.10 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.4% | ||||||||||
| 1986 R |
|
13 000 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.87 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | |||||
| 1986 R | 17 500 | $ 9.30 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.4% | ||||||||||
| 1987 R | 2 766 000 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.58 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
6% | |||||||
| 1987 R | 10 000 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| 1988 R | 13 000 000 | $ 0.12 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.95 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | |||||||
| 1988 R | 9 000 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.3% | |||||||||||
| 1989 R | 16 000 000 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.58 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
9% | ||||||||
| 1989 R | 9 260 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| 1990 R |
|
15 500 000 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.41 | $ 0.64 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
8% | ||||||
| 1990 R | 9 400 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| 1991 R |
|
13 000 000 | $ 0.27 | $ 0.29 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.58 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
9% | ||||||
| 1991 R | 11 000 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| 1992 R | 2 500 000 | $ 0.22 | $ 0.34 | $ 0.34 | $ 1.30 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
4% | ||||||||
| 1992 R | 9 500 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.11% | |||||||||||
| 1993 R | 1 000 000 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.20 | $ 1.20 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
5% | |||||||||
| 1993 R | 8 500 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.18% | |||||||||||
| 1994 R | 1 000 000 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.87 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.20 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||
| 1994 R | 8 500 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.12% | |||||||||||
| 1995 R | 1 000 000 | $ 0.75 | $ 0.75 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.20 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
3% | ||||||||
| 1995 R | 7 960 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.11% | |||||||||||
| 1996 R | 1 000 000 | $ 1.20 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
2% | |||||||||||
| 1996 R | 8 000 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.10% | |||||||||||
| 1997 R | 1 000 000 | $ 1.20 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.7% | |||||||||||
| 1997 R | 8 440 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.10% | |||||||||||
| 1998 R | 1 000 000 | $ 1.30 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.9% | |||||||||||
| 1998 R | 9 000 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.16% | |||||||||||
| 1999 R | 500 000 | $ 1.70 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
1.7% | |||||||||||
| 1999 R | 8 500 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.10% | |||||||||||
| 2000 R | 61 400 | $ 8.10 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
BU - In BU Sets | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 2000 R |
|
8 960 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.12% | ||||||||||
| 2001 R | 100 000 | $ 7.00 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
BU - In BU Sets | 1.3% | ||||||||||
| 2001 R | 10 000 | KM# 97.2Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Proof - In Proof sets only | 0.16% | |||||||||||
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Examples of the type
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| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232336 Lot 61393 
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31 Aug 2023 | 1958 R – KM# 97.1 | UNC |
The lot includes several items. |
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Katz Auction 184 Lot 502
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27 Feb 2026 | 1970 R – KM# 97.2 | UNC |
USD 59.21
(EUR 51.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 131 Lot 2381
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26 Jun 2024 | 1985 R – KM# 97.2 | UNC | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 131 Lot 2382
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26 Jun 2024 | 1986 R – KM# 97.2 | UNC | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 131 Lot 2383
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26 Jun 2024 | 1990 R – KM# 97.2 | UNC |
USD 15.09
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Katz Auction 166 Lot 1000
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16 Aug 2025 | 1991 R – KM# 97.2 | UNC |
USD 13.93
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