Italy 200 Lire, 1989

200 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1989. Struck in Silver (.835) (Copper .165). Measures 24 mm and weighs 5 g.

Obverse

Bust of Columbus, with an armillary sphere in the background and the name of the author below. A small rudder is below the sphere, near rim. (Italian Republic
A. Valentini)

Reverse

Shield of the "Ammiraglio del Mar Oceano" (- Admiral of the Ocean Seas, or Admiral of the Indies was a title given to Colombo by the Spanish Kings and used by himself and his descendants from 1502 on) divides value and date. Below the mintmark and a dolphin swimming in the ocean. The name of the author is below the dolphin's tail. (5th Centenary of the Discovery of America 1492-1992
1989
200 Lire
R
U. Pernazza)

Edge

Reeded