Acmonital (acciaio monetario italiano or Italian monetary steel) is a stainless steel alloy consisting mostly of iron, with 0.14% carbon, 17.5-19% chromium, 0.50% magnesium, 1.15% silicium, 0.03% sulfur, and 0.03% phosphorus by weight. Acmonital was used for the Italian Lira coins.[1]
^New York Times Archives (1939-06-04). "COINS OF STEEL ALLOY FOR ITALY". New Netherlands Coin Co. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
Acmonital (acciaio monetario italiano or Italian monetary steel) is a stainless steel alloy consisting mostly of iron, with 0.14% carbon, 17.5-19% chromium...
(although the 2 lire coin was not minted in 1951 or 1952) and in 1954–1955, Acmonital (stainless-steel) 50 and 100 lire coins were introduced, followed by aluminium-bronze...
experimenting with various steel alloys. Italy had earlier experimented with acmonital, a stainless steel alloy, for its coins. A number of more exotic metals...
Crowned Arms Bust of St. Paul 1929–1937 Pius XI 1939–1941 Pius XII 4 grams Acmonital Crowned Shield Justice with law tabets 1942–1946 50 Centesimi 24mm 6 grams...
metalliche della Repubblica Italiana" Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, in Annuario Numismatico Rinaldi, 1948 (in Italian). Acmonital v t e...
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