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Description:
Obverse
Head of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing left.
Below a branch of oak passing through the Iron Crown (an ancient medieval Crown used for the coronation of the King of Italy)
Reverse
A running male figure, with the flag of the Kingdom of Italy in his right hand and a small winged Victory in his left, rest his knee on a rock. On the rock is incused a fasces and the motto VETTA D'ITALIA", below there is the name of the author and the initials of the engraver.
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