Italy 500 Lire, 1990
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Information
Country
Italy
Italy
Currency
Lira
(1861 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
500 Lire
Year
1990
Ruler
Republic
(1946–9999)
Composition
Silver (.835) (Copper .165)
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 1990. Struck in Silver (.835) (Copper .165). Measures 29.3 mm and weighs 11 g.
- Obverse
- Inside a circle left profile of Columbus with over a geometrical composition with the astrolabe, the wind rose and the geographic profiles of the Americas. Author's name on lower right of profile. (Italian Republic)
- Reverse
- Representation of an astrolabe and a caravel in a double circle. Value and date are on the horizontal diameter. (V Centenary of the Discovery of America)
- Edge
- Lettering in relief
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