2 Lire, 1940. Vittorio Emanuele III

Obverse

Head of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing right.
Below the neck the name of the engraver

Lettering:
VITT·EM·III·RE·E·IMP·
G. ROMAGNOLI

Engraver: Giuseppe Romagnoli

Reverse

Eagle with spread wings standing in profile on a beam adorned with the blade of an axe within a wreath of laurel branches. Where the branches meet together the Shield of Savoy divides the value, with the date on the left and the mint mark and the Fascist Era right.

Lettering:
ITALIA
1940 
L. 2
XVII
R

Engraver: Giuseppe Romagnoli

Edge

Reeded