A beautiful coin from Italian Somaliland

[KurtS]

I recently saw this coin on another forum, and since ElleKitty and I were discussing this one, I thought I'd post the reverse here for everyone to enjoy.
I should note this coin is not mine--and won't be for some time unless I get a windfall. (sold for $1265 on Heritage auctions)

[S.George]

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KurtS:
What a beautiful coin!!   The Price...
Ms.Kitty may be lucky to find one from her coin dealer.
George

[ElleKitty]

To find one of these kitties would be like finding that perfect golden escudo on the beach, sticking up out of the sand.  They're quite rare; I can't even find it in my 2004 Krause, although I haven't yet tried my 1982 ANA edition.

This is one that I think I can manage to admire from afar. 

[KurtS]

I can only guess these are highly sought-after, and they were minted only one year. Mintage for the 5 Lira is 400,000; the 10 Lira is 100,000.  It's a beautiful coin, but I could start a very nice collection for the price of that one.