Hand holding a hilt with head of oxen and wolf, surrounded by palm-leaves.
The ox is a symbol of Turin, the wolf symbol of Rome.
The text "Cinquantenario del regno d’Italia" is placed on the sword.
Turin was the most important city under the risorgimento and the first capital in the United Kingdom of Italy.
The sword belongs to Piedmont-Lombardy. It may be a symbol of the liberation war or the struggle for a united Italy.
The palm-leaves are a metaphor of the victory or the rebirth of Italy.
Michel 100, Sassone 92, AFA 93
Date of issue: 1911
Face value: 2 c.
Date created: 22/03/00 11:41:46