Italy 500 Lire, 1993
Horatius
Information
Country
Italy
Italy
Currency
Lira
(1861 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
500 Lire
Year
1993
Ruler
Republic
(1946–9999)
Composition
Silver (.835)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
15
Diameter (mm)
32
Thickness (mm)
2.25
Demonetized
28 February 2002
Description
500 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1993. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 32 mm and weighs 15 g.
- Obverse
- Portrait of Horatius as that of a roman coin of the IV century. Two feathers (one bigger that the other) are at sides of the poet head. Name of the engraver along the rim, near left shoulder.
- Reverse
- A Corinthian capital, symbol of classicism, with incused a verse taken from "Ars Poetica" followed by the value. At left of the capital the mint mark and the date. (Italian Republic)
- Edge
- Smooth with raised lettering
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