Italy 5000 Lire, 1996
Italian Presidency of EU
Information
Country
Italy
Italy
Currency
Lira
(1861 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
5000 Lire
Year
1996
Ruler
Republic
(1946–9999)
Composition
Silver (.835)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
18
Diameter (mm)
32
Demonetized
28 February 2002
Description
5000 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1996. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 32 mm and weighs 18 g.
- Obverse
- Head of woman representing Italy, from whose hair unrolls a ribbon bearing the flags of the countries of the European Union. Below there is the name of the engraver and a star (Italian Republic)
- Reverse
- A logo composed of the symbol of EU (the letter E) at left and the European Parliament at right, whose sectors are covered with the flags of the countries of the European Union. On the logo there are 15 stars arranged to form a geographical representation of the State of Italy. (Italian Presidency of the European Union)
- Edge
- Alternated reeded and smooth sections
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