For centuries, Italian money reflected division: dozens of city-states, dozens of currencies, no shared identity. Then modern Italy struck the coins that finally ended the fragmentation. In the late 19th century, the newly unified Kingdom of Italy signaled its arrival on the European stage with the 20 lira gold coin. More than currency, it was...

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