Italy 2000 Lire, 1998
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Information
Country
Italy
Italy
Currency
Lira
(1861 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
2000 Lire
Year
1998
Ruler
Republic
(1946–9999)
Composition
Silver (.835)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
16
Diameter (mm)
31.4
Demonetized
28 February 2002
Description
2000 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1998. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 31.4 mm and weighs 16 g.
- Obverse
- Around the globe orbit the twelve stars of Europe between three doves, symbol of peace and project for the third millennium. Date below the Globe, while name of the author is on it, near the South Pole. (Italian Republic)
- Reverse
- A human head facing left, as taken from a study of Leonardo on human proportions. From the head is born the spark of human intelligence, shown by the stellar form of a neuron whose branching becomes on the right the helix of the DNA.
- Edge
- Milled.
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