Description: 500 Lire FeaturesIssuerItaly PeriodRepublic (1946-date) TypeStandard circulation coinYears1958-2001Value500 Lire (500 ITL)CurrencyLira (1861-2001)CompositionSilver (.835)Weight11 gDiameter29.3 mmThickness2 mmShapeRoundOrientationCoin alignment ↑↓Demonetized02-28-2002NumberN# 2716ReferencesKM# 98, Schön# 97, Y# 105ObverseChristopher Columbus's ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria sailing to right. Below the value, with mint mark and name of the author (within sea waves).Lettering: REPVBBLICA ITALIANA VEROI L. 500 REngraver: Guido Veroi ReverseBust of woman in Renaissance dress, representing Italy, surrounded by 19 shields. From lower left the shields are: Genova, Torino, Aosta, Milano, Trento, Venezia, Trieste, Udine, Bologna, Firenze, Ancona, Perugia, Roma, L'Aquila, Napoli, Bari, Potenza, Catanzaro, Palermo, Cagliari. The last two are hidden behind the bust. Below the name of the engraver. This is an emulation of the Pisanello Medaglia di Cecilia medal of the Renaissance era, sporting the same hair net, and similar dress.Lettering: GIAMPAOLIEngraver: Pietro GiampaoliEdgeRaised lettering with the date within six stars (three for each sides)Lettering: REPVBBLICA ITALIANA ***1960***© numismaticroyMintRIstituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1911-date) 500 Lire Unification Centennial© whitegandalfFeaturesIssuerItaly PeriodRepublic (1946-date) TypeCirculating commemorative coinYear1961Value500 Lire (500 ITL)CurrencyLira (1861-2001)CompositionSilver (.835)Weight11 gDiameter29.3 mmThickness1.9 mmShapeRoundOrientationCoin alignment ↑↓Demonetized02-28-2002NumberN# 7345ReferencesKM# 99, Schön# 98Commemorative issueItalian Unification CentennialObverseItaly seated on a capital, with her right arm raised holding an olive branch, and a helmet on her left side. In the exergue the name of the engraver.Lettering: REPVBBLICA*ITALIANA VEROITranslation: Italian RepublicEngraver: Guido Veroi ReverseA quadriga running left, with dates above and below horses. Below tha value and mintmark.Lettering: 1861 1961 L.500 REngraver: Guido Veroi EdgeSmooth with inscriptionLettering: 1° CENTENARIO VNITA D'ITALIA *1861-1961*Translation: First Centenary of the Unity of Italy *1861-1961*© Walter_ScottMintRIstituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1911-date)
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Certification: Uncertified
Grade: EF
Year: 1958-1961, 1961
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Composition: Silver
Denomination: 500 lire
KM Number: 98, 99
