Italy 1000 Lire, 1997 – 2001

European Union; Reunited Germany Map

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Italy Italy
Currency Lira (1861 – 2001)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1000 Lire
Year 1997 – 2001
Ruler Republic (1946–9999)
Composition Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in bronzital ring
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 8.8
Diameter (mm) 27
Thickness (mm) 2.1
Demonetized 28 February 2002

Description

1000 Lire from Italy. Issued from 1997 to 2001. Struck in Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in bronzital ring. Measures 27 mm and weighs 8.8 g.

Obverse
In the central disc female head with towered crown facing left, hair swathed in fabric. Only the crown is outside the disc. In outer ring the legend and twelve stars (dividing the legend: six above the head and six below the neck) representing the State members of the EU. Name of the author below the neck. (Italian Republic
L.Creatara)
Reverse
A portion of the globe centered on Europe with thick meridian and parallels outlined. In the inner disc five folded papers are above the map around the border, creating a window in shape of a five-pointed star above the Europe. In the outer ring are the value below, with name of the author right above it, but in the disc. The date is vertical on the left, while the mintmark is at right.
Edge
Alternating smooth and milled sections

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage g vg f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
2001 R 100K € 8,70 BU - In BU Sets only 2%
2001 R 10K Proof - In Proof Sets only 0.4%
2000 R 61.4K € 11,00 BU - In BU Sets only 1.4%
2000 R 9K Proof - In Proof Sets only 0.2%
1999 R 51.8K € 5,40 BU - In BU Sets only 1.4%
1999 R 8.5K Proof - In Proof Sets only 0.2%
1998 R 180M € 0,10 € 0,14 € 0,94 € 1,10 € 1,10 € 1,10 € 1,30 74%
1998 R 9K Proof - In Proof Sets only 0.8%
1997 R 80M € 0,19 € 1,00 € 1,00 € 1,00 € 1,10 € 1,90 48%
1997 R 8.4K Proof - In Proof Sets only 0.5%

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