Italy 500 Lire, 1992
Gioacchino Rossini
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
- Portrait of Rossini facing the viewer dividing the country name on both sides. Name of the author above his left shoulder. (Italian Republic)
- Reverse
- Two staves with Rossini's signature in place of the music, behind a large clef. Date is above the upper stave, while mint mark and value are below. (Bicentenary of Birth Gioacchino Rossini 500 Lire 1992 R)
- Edge
- "R.I." repeated 3 times between stars and laurel
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