ITALY. 100 Lire, 1923-R. Rome Mint. NGC MS-62 Matte.KM-65; Fr-30; Pag-644. Struck to commemorate the first anniversary of the Fascist government. A pleasing, near choice piece, this example yields sublimely matte surfaces with an alluring golden-yellow tone. The iconography on the reverse relates to the Fascist government in that the fasces---an Etruscan symbol of power---was the source of whence the term fascist derives.