Italy 500 Lire, 1992
Summer Olympics 1992
Information
Country
Italy
Italy
Currency
Lira
(1861 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
500 Lire
Year
1992
Ruler
Republic
(1946–9999)
Composition
Silver (.835)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
15
Diameter (mm)
32
Demonetized
28 February 2002
Description
500 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1992. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 32 mm and weighs 15 g.
- Obverse
- Female head facing with a laurel wreath and a band around her neck, as that of an Olympic Medal. At left of the neck the rings of a stadium with the name of the author below. (Italian Republic)
- Reverse
- Elements of the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona: the great Portal and part of the Stadium with below the rings of the athletics field. At left, inside the composition, the five Olympic Rings with value and a star above. The mintmark is in the lower position. (XXV (Summer) Olympics Barcelona)
- Edge
- "R.I." repeated 3 times between stars and laurel
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