Italy 500 Lire, 1981
Death of Virgil
Information
Country
Italy
Italy
Currency
Lira
(1861 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
500 Lire
Year
1981
Ruler
Republic
(1946–9999)
Composition
Silver (.835)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
11
Diameter (mm)
29.3
Demonetized
28 February 2002
Description
500 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1981. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 29.3 mm and weighs 11 g.
- Obverse
- Laurel head of Virgil facing left. Below the neck the name of the author (-ITALIAN•REPUBLIC- Publio Virgilio Marone - 2000 years after (his death))
- Reverse
- A stylized tree, the symbol of Fertility with at sides, facing the tree, the figure of an ox at right (representing the work) and of an horse at left (symbol of epic poetry). On the left, 19 A.C. year of death of the Latin poet, and on the right, the year 1981. In the exergue, the value and the mintmark. (19 A.C. 1981 LIRA. 500 R)
- Edge
- Lettering in relief (ITALIAN REPUBLIC)
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