Mussolini’s Gold Lira Coin
An Italian partisan grabbed this rare fascist-era coin from Mussolini’s Rome villa in 1945. Minted in 1936 with Il Duce’s profile, it commemorates the Ethiopian conquest. The coin represents a dark chapter in Italian imperialism. A pristine specimen reached $30,000 at auction in 2020. Numismatists and WWII collectors value such politically charged currency between $5,000 and $25,000 depending on condition.
